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S.P.I.
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 		The Muffin Club
A Tale of Exclusion.
Quote:
Once upon a time...

a band of muffins saw a lady walking by the bakery.

They agreed to themselves, "That truly is a muffin-loving maiden."

Together the four wanted to give her a present.

They rushed to the counter of the shop and jumped in a packet and began to scoot it towards
the door.

But after a few tries they said to themselves, "What kind of person wants a packet? Surely
a box is the best!"

The four left the packet weeping on the counter and hopped in a box.

Then they rolled all the way to the woman's door.

Knock. Knock. Knock. Did the muffins. No one made move to answer.

"Okay," Said the most cooked amongst them, "We'll sit here until she returns home."

The muffins agreed, though were afraid of the dark box they now sat in.

"Um, fluffy and delicious leader. Please assure us we're the only things in this box."

Said one, leaping behind a muffiny companion. The leader agreed.

"All right. Blueberry?"

"Here, Captain!" Announed squeeky blueberry and she wobbled to his side.

"Poppy?"

"Present, O Instant-Baked One!" Said a rather chipper muffin, placing himself next to Blue.

"Chocolate, are you here?"

"Why yes I am. Where else would I be?" Said Chocolate, who took things too literally.

"All right, so we're all here." The leader announced in relief, himself being a rather plain muffin. There was a shuffle in
the dark.

"Wait!? who's that in the corner? Looks like a...Vanilla-frosted Muffin!?"

"P-p-present!" Said the vanilla. The muffins raised doughy eyebrows.

"Wait a minute! That's a...that's a...oh my baked sheets, That's a CUPCAKE! IMPOSTER!!"

Exclaimed Poppy, panicking. The leader gave him a sharp but assuring look.

"Don't worry Poppy Seed! It's three against one. ATTACK!"

And without hesitation the muffin club eliminated the cupcake.

They pasted his frosting outside the box, in big white letters. It said:

NO CUPCAKES ALLOWED.

Soon the woman came home. She didn't trust the Muffin Club. For who would trust the muffin club? Taking it as a poisoned
dessert, the muffin-loving maiden threw the box and the muffins away. In the end, the packet had no regrets about not being
their ride. He smiled from the bakery window.

THE END


I wrote that a long time ago and just remembered it. Yes, I'm being random...but there is an underlying moral theme to this story! It needs editing.

/Basil/

Edit: I'll edit this to note that this story was inspired by an online friend's buddy icon.
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 		Re: The Muffin Club
A Tale of Exclusion.
S.P.I. wrote:
"Um, fluffy and delicious leader. Please assure us we're the only things in this box."

Aside from the delightful bakery humor, the tale is actually quite insightful and fun to read. The moral I noticed was a reflection upon society's tendencies towards segregation and survival of the fittest, and how the more we discriminate, the more we all lose. I feel the above sentence highlights that aspect of the story the most by saying, "Assure us that nothing is different."

A lot of people are reluctant of change, which is understandable. However, not changing is a discrimination in of itself. Someone who sticks to the old and familiar can often be very aggressive against someone or something that alters the comfort of their lifestyle. In the case of the story, the muffins were destroyed because they ousted the cupcake. Had the muffins accepted their delicious new friend, perhaps they all could have made it into the woman's glorifying digestive track. The world may never know.
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 		Re: The Muffin Club
A Tale of Exclusion.
Omega wrote:
S.P.I. wrote:
"Um, fluffy and delicious leader. Please assure us we're the only things in this box."

Aside from the delightful bakery humor, the tale is actually quite insightful and fun to read. The moral I noticed was a reflection upon society's tendencies towards segregation and survival of the fittest, and how the more we discriminate, the more we all lose. I feel the above sentence highlights that aspect of the story the most by saying, "Assure us that nothing is different."

A lot of people are reluctant of change, which is understandable. However, not changing is a discrimination in of itself. Someone who sticks to the old and familiar can often be very aggressive against someone or something that alters the comfort of their lifestyle. In the case of the story, the muffins were destroyed because they ousted the cupcake. Had the muffins accepted their delicious new friend, perhaps they all could have made it into the woman's glorifying digestive track. The world may never know.


w00t you're 100% right. Thanks for reading, and I am glad you enjoyed it. Perhaps you can pass the word. Laughing
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 		Re: The Muffin Club
A Tale of Exclusion.
Omega wrote:
A lot of people are reluctant of change, which is understandable. However, not changing is a discrimination in of itself. Someone who sticks to the old and familiar can often be very aggressive against someone or something that alters the comfort of their lifestyle.

This is a very timely insight from my perspective, right here and right now...
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veebee wrote:
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Aww, veebee...I'm sure he is in Cake Heaven! (Well, not really...but don't tell him that.) Laughing
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