"It" was a fly. Unlike many other flies, It could read. It lived in a huge, clean home with a family of cleanliness freaks. Even the kids in the family were so disciplined that they would hardly leave any food uncovered or any rubbish strewn around.
It would love this since he loved the challenge of "outfoxing" the family. To find any spot to bask in, was an exhilarating challenge for It. The family had a huge library filled with books. It would like to sit under the collar or on the shoulder of one of the family members and read books.
The little one of the house was It's favourite. She messed up the most and then It had its chance to swarm over the mess, she would leave behind. One day, she was reading about 2 flies, who fell into a glass of milk. It was quite excited to read about someone like it. The story was action-packed and the climax was very interesting for the fly who churned the milk into cream.
"I didn't think I could do that!", It thought. "But it will be quite fun to try."
It decided to try this the very next day. It waited for breakfast. Mom laid the table, a spread of toast, butter, jam, eggs - sunny side up, cornflakes and a big glass of piping, hot milk.
It flew to the table and waited on the edge for the milk to cool down.What did you think? It was not a fool; It knew better than to approach anything hot.
The glass belonged to the little one. She was taking little bites of her toast. After what seemed like eternity, It slowly moved and sat on the rim of the glass. It slowly stepped on to the thin cream that had formed inside the glass.
It felt its legs sinking into the warm milk. It was time for action. It started swinging its legs. Oh no! It wasn't able to churn. Its life flashed before its eyes. A life of luxury, of rest, only eating and no exercise...Its legs were weak and got stuck in the cream.
As It drowned, he caught a glimpse of an advertisement on the blaring TV.
These stunts are performed by trained professionals, don't try this at home!
Great story telling... am awed and a little jealous
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DeleteHahah all bookish knowledge and no real life experience!
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