Photo of: Sir Elmebrigge Frankenpice III
Taken by: Meldesiah Drafterwin
Date: Unknown Sir Elmebrigge Frankenpice III was a wealthy man, he had everything a man could ever want. His father was in the oil business his whole life, and when he passed away the entire Frankenpice fortune went to Elmebrigge.
One day Elmebrigge attended a freak show, it was a new attraction in town but growing very quickly in popularity. He was so entertained and became interested in buying the performers to make a show of his own.He approached the owner of the freak show and tried to buy his act, even offering his whole fortune. After hours of arguing, the owner of the freak show still would not sell him his acts for all the money in the world. Being denied angered Elmebrigge, so he scuffled off and decided to create a freak show of his own. He spent almost all of his money creating stages and seats for entertainers expecting the profits to sky rocket. He began searching around town for "freaks" and he came across an old gypsy woman. He asked her if she would like to be in his freak show. The gypsy woman's face filled with anger, and then a warm smile. The gypsy woman had agreed to be an attraction in Elmebrigge's freak show. After months of searching, he had gathered up 10 people to be in his show and was ready for opening night. The old gypsy woman asked to speak with Elmebrigge before the show, she asked him questions about payment and work nights. While Elmebrigge and the Gypsy woman were finishing their conversation about payment, she looked him in the eye and asked him to hold out his hand. Elmebrigge held out his hand and the gypsy woman rolled back her eyes and said "Hecktee, Shoontie, Remplance, Break Life's Law. With each coin, hand comes closer to paw." She then stroked his hand and started to walk away. Elmebrigge asked "What did you do?" and she replied "A spell for many earnings tonight." He smiled and began taking admission fees for his first show. Throughout the week Elmebrigge's freak show became very successful, but his appearance started to change. He had to wear long sleeves now because he had grown an unusually thick layer of hair on his arms. He had to shave four times a day to keep his face clear of hair. He was speaking less and becoming dehydrated very frequently in the hot sun. By the end of the second week, his height decreased and he had become very hairy. His nails grew thick and long and he had to trim them hourly because he was scratching the customers. His nose pointed out more, and it seemed as though his whole skeletal structure was warping. His tongue hung out of his mouth, and he had a new growth coming out of his backside. His limbs grew shorter and he resembled a small animal now, he barely talked and stopped wearing clothing. He had been to every doctor in the city, and none of them had any idea what to do. The crowds were now coming to see Elmebrigge instead of the freak show. The Gypsy woman came up to him one day, picked him up and put him on the stage in her section. She changed the sign from "Witch" to "Dog Man" and left a bowl of water in there for him with some food. The Gypsy woman began to run the freak show and quickly became rich off of Elmebrigge. She purchased a camera in the city and took the famous photo of Elmebrigge we all know and love today. The Gypsy woman grew very popular and rich off of her new freak show. She was adored by many people and lead a very long happy life. Elmebrigge went on living his life as a dog with some human qualities that are shown in his photo. When the Gypsy woman put this curse on Elmebrigge, she made it so that every time another person's money touched Elmebrigge's hand, it would turn more and more into a paw, thus becoming an animal (With each coin, hand comes closer to paw.) What he did not know was that she also put an eternal life curse on him (Break Life's Law.) Elmebrigge still roams the streets of London to this day. Though it is very hard to find him, people have reported seeing a dog walking around with a pipe in his mouth in the late evenings during the Summer. Some say he is still looking for new freak show attractions, for in the Summer was the high point in audiences for freak shows.
[Story inspired by a photo I found on the internet]
-LeahLabels: curse, freakshow, gypsy woman, man turned into dog, MPE, MyPinkElephants, Sir Elmebrigge Frankenpice III, spell