The Treat of Knowledge

io9 has a regular feature they call Concept Art Writing Prompts. They post a piece of art and invite readers to submit stories based upon the illustration. I've started writing (very) short stories as a warm-up to my real writing. This one is based on a piece by Thomas Kuebler.

The Treat of Knowledge

Peggy knew she shouldn't take it. But the lollipop just looked so damned inviting...