Thirteen dominoes

short stories

Source: unsplash/pascal riben

A short story by Napoleon Lapathiotis.


Thirteen dominoes dressed in identical costumes and masks, all in black except for the taller among them that had bows of bright red on its costume, entered the merry gathering at one of Athens' richest households. Music, dancing, champaign, exquisite food and cakes were on offer. It was the last Sunday before Lent. The thirteen dominoes stood silent and watched. Then as mysteriously as they appeared and just as suddenly, they disappeared. 

Everyone saw what happened and linked it to the mysterious presence of the thirteen black dominoes. 

Narrated and produced by Dina Gerolymou. 

 

Listen to more short stories from the Greek literature here

Do you like fairy tales? We've got you covered with Folk stories and fairy tales


Share
Follow SBS Greek

Download our apps
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Greek-speaking Australians.
Stories from Australians who served in World War II, including some who are no longer with us.
Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
Greek News

Greek News

Watch it onDemand