Tuesday, March 31, 2009

So I think I'm going to tell you a story:

Once upon a time, in the land of mysterious jumping frogs, there lived a disgruntled lizard...

whose only desire in the world was to be part of the traveling frog circus! But alas, God had made him a lovable lizard, not a fabulous frog. So he devised...

a scandalous plan! Luke the lizard would infiltrate the frog circus by seducing the lead jumper Flamboyant Phil, who had a weakness for lizard lips.

One night, when Phil was changing in his dressing room after a splendid showcase of leaping talent, he found a typewritten note that read: My Dearest Phil,

You have captured my heart with your beautiful froggy legs. I want nothing more than to travel the circus circuit with you till the end of my days. I will...

bake you 5 milllion chocolate chip/fly wing cookies in exchange for your undying love, affection, and loyalty. Yours truly, Luke the lizard. Phil was so...

flabbergasted that he let out the loudest ribbet that anyone had ever heard! He immediately had a telegram sent to Luke that consisted only of one word,

Deal. They done got hitched the very next day! It was quite the spectacle you see, a frog marrying and lizard and such. Then the happy couple adopted an orphaned

chameleon from the neighboring town of Rainbowsville. Their new daughter Claire's changeability was so impressive to the circus managers that they offered her

a starring role in the jumping frog act. She was to continuously "disappear". Meanwhile, Luke was honing his talent of imitating a lion by being angry and and puffy.

The managers appreciated Luke's work ethic, but informed him that he was not exciting enough to join the cast. Luke was infuriated! He decided that enough was enough...

During the performance that night, Luke stormed on stage in the midst of the Racing Ranidae. He channeled all of his frustrations to this one, ultimate moment and

puffed himself up so large that he burst into thousands of tiny sparks that flew through the atmosphere and landed in the Milky Way!

The sparks form the constellation Lacerta (translated lizard). Now Luke is a shining star for all to see and he is honored in the land of the mysterious jumping frogs!

The End

1 comment:

Leila said...

the purpose of life is to use our strengths to manipulate others... :)