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Originator:	Pino Carafa	Printable Version
Title:	Two sides to every story

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From: Pino Carafa	On: 2008/02/15 05:25:24
You may have heard the Dr. Seuss Story "What was I afraid of", about a creature who meets a pair of "pale green pants, with nobody inside them". Just in case you haven't, my next comment is the original story. But I thought that wasn't fair. There are two sides to every story. So in the next comment, I'm telling the story, from the perspective of the pale green pants. Enjoy.

From: Pino Carafa	On: 2008/02/15 05:25:52
The original: What Was I Afraid Of? Well,I was walking in the night And I saw nothing scary. For I have never been afraid Of anything. Not very. Then I was deep within the woods When, suddenly, I spied them. I saw a pair of pale green pants With nobody inside them! I wasn't scared. But, yet, I stopped. What could those pants be there for? What could a pair of pants at night Be standing in the air for? And then they moved! Those empty pants! They kind of started jumping. And then my heart, I must admit, It kind of started thumping. So I got out. I got out fast As fast as I could go, sir, I wasn't scared. But pants like thatI did not care for. No, sir. After that, a week went by. Then one dark night in Grin-itch (I had to do an errand there & fetch some Grin-itch spinach). Well, I had fetched the spinach. I was starting back through town When those pants raced round a corner And they almost knocked me down! I lost my Grin-itch spinach But I didn't even care. I ran for home! Believe me,I had really had a scare! Now, bicycles were never made For pale green pants to ride 'em, Especially spooky pale green pants With nobody inside them! And the NEXT night, I was fishing For Doubt-trout on Roover River When those pants came rowing toward me! Well, I began to shiver. And by now I was SO frightened That, I'll tell you, but I hate to. I screamed and rowed away and lost My hook and line and bait, too! I ran and found a Brickel bush. I hid myself away.I got brickels in my britches But I stayed there anyway. I stayed all night. The next night, too. I'd be there still, no doubt, But I had to do an errand So, the next night, I went out. I had to do an errand, Had to pick a peck of Snide In a dark and gloomy Snide-field That was almost nine miles wide. I said, 'I do not fear those pantsWith nobody inside them.' I said, and said, and said those words. I said them. But I lied them. Then I reached inside a Snide bush And the next thing that I knew, I felt my hand touch someone! And I'll bet that you know who. And there I was! Caught in the Snide! And in that dreadful place Those spooky, empty pants and I Were standing face to face! I yelled for help,I screamed. I shrieked. I howled. I yowled. I cried, 'Oh, save me from these pale green pants With nobody inside!' But then a strange thing happened. Why those pants began to cry! Those pants began to tremble; they were just as scared as I! I never heard such whimpering And I began to see That I was just as strange to them As they were strange to me! I put my arm around their waist And sat right down beside them I calmed them down. Poor empty pants With nobody inside them. And now we meet quite often, Those empty pants and I, And we never shake or tremble. We both smile And we say'Hi!'

From: Pino Carafa	On: 2008/02/15 05:27:00
The other side of the story: What Was I Afraid Of? - The pants' story. One night I floated happily just minding my own business doing all my exercises for my health and fitness I jogged into a wood and then I got the strange sensation that somebody was watching me I stopped with trepidation Then suddenly I saw the thing that quietly observed me with great big eyes, quite silently which really quite unnerved me It freaked me out, this silent thing and then I got the jitters for I am really not that fond of creepy looking critters For spooky things that look so weird I couldn't feel affection but thankfully it ran off in the opposite direction One week later, as I raced my bicycle in Grin-itch (A town which, amongst other things is famous for its spinach) Thinking not at all of spinach I tore down the street when I, blasting past the creature, nearly knocked it off its feet! Its spinach went a-flying but I didn't even care I raced away in record time I'd really had a scare! The streets are made for bicycles and cars and trams to ride on and not for scary things to stalk witout a bell or light on! The NEXT night I was rowing when I thought that I was dreaming For there it was, that thing again and this time it was screaming It shook as if in fits of rage and threw projectiles at me I panicked and I rowed away afraid that it would catch me I stayed indoors, I locked the door and hid myself away And even though my food ran out I stayed there anyway I stayed all night, the next night too I'd be there still, no doubt, if I hadn't gotten hungry, but I did, so I went out I had gotten rather hungry so I could no longer hide and the only thing I wanted was a yummy peck of Snide I told myself I'm not afraid of scary things at night I kept repeating "I'm not scared" I said it, but I lied And just when I had found a bush of lovely Snide to snack from I froze in terror as I felt a hand touching my bottom! I turned around and there it was I nearly popped my seams It stared at me and deafened me with bloodcurdling screams I was too scared to scream right back was petrified instead just wishing for a helping hand to save me from this dread I could say I was brave but then you'd know that I was lying I wasn't brave at all, in fact I simply started crying Terrified, I whimpered for I really couldn't see how anyone could find me here to try and rescue me Then the situation changed the screaming thing just stopped it sat right down upon the ground beside where I had dropped It put its arm around me, so it did, to my surprise but once I'd gotten over that it really was quite nice So I'm no longer frightened as there is no reason why and everytime I meet the thing I wave and I say "Hi"

From: Huntress	On: 2008/02/15 08:15:14
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

From: SmallGod	On: 2008/02/15 10:06:44
Cute.

From: Pino Carafa	On: 2008/02/15 15:14:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvcIyPdUGko

From: Huntress	On: 2008/02/16 09:54:14
Well done!

From: mac	On: 2008/02/17 19:37:35
nice!!! (i think somebody's been snorting too much baby powder?)

From: Pino Carafa	On: 2008/02/18 02:10:35
LOL

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