date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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Just thought about 2006, and the thought of 'Politically Correct Bedtime Stories' came up. Read that book, seriously. You will love it for its sense of witty sarcasm, non-conformity to the norm of the other bedtime stories (i.e. sexism, good guys always win etc.). So, I thought and thought, and came up with my own short one. Ali Ba Ba and the Forty Thieves...with a little taste of Singapore.
Ali Ba Ba and the Forty Thieves
Once upon a time, there lived a boy who goes by the name of Ali Ba Ba. His family wasn't extremely rich whatsoever, but neither were they poor. But being the great dreamer that Ali Ba Ba was, he often thought about the five Cs (Condominium, Car, Club membership, Cash and Credit card), nuclear technology would make him rich if he harnessed it and of course girls, girls and more girls.
However, one day, forty travellers entered the little city that he lived in. They wanted to buy olives, beer and meat. Ali Ba Ba, who also owned a shop that selled the stuff that they needed, quickly offered them to the travellers, in hopes that he would be able to scam a few hundred dollars out of them. When asked for the price, he said, "Well, looking at the recent case of the US Stock Market Crash, the need to go green and conservation of animals, let's say $5 per 500g of olives, $10 for each gram of meat and $4 for each 100ml of beer."
I'll continue this the next time, so meanwhile, enjoy!
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