CONTEST NUMBER TWO Name: Alex_Barrett
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http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=5520839Fairytale: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Labtechs of the Island of Dr. MoreauOnce upon a time, there were three labtechs on the Island of Dr. Moreau, and every day they would leave the lab to go collect animal samples from the jungle. Their names were Aubrey, Moreau, and Sabin.
On the way back to the lab was a bridge over a cascading stream. Under that bridge lived a very mean, ugly flea, named F, with sharp spines over his arms and legs. Actually, F lived in a nice duplex next to the bridge because even fleas like central air and heating.
And after a long day of work in the field, the first labtech, Aubrey headed back to cross the bridge and to the lab.
"Trip, trap, trip, trap!" went the bridge.
“Who’s that on my bridge?” the ugly flea grumbled as he climbed out from under it.
“It is I, Aubrey, the cute labtech, and I’m heading back to the laboratory”, she said in a sweet voice.
“And now I’m going to drink your blood”, rumbled the big flea-man.
“No, don’t drink my blood! I am far too small a drink for you, and plus, if you don’t want to end up like Freddie, you’ll reconsider”, Aubrey said to F. “Wait a bit longer and I’m sure a bigger labtech will come along.”
“Freddie the cow? Uh, yeah, be off with you then!”, he said, ushering Aubrey up the path to the lab.
And after a while, the second labtech, the fiery haired Moreau headed back to cross the bridge and to the lab.
"Trip, trap, trip, trap!" went the bridge.
“Who’s that on my bridge?” the ugly flea grumbled as he climbed out from under it.
“It is I, Dr. Moreau, the brilliant labtech, and the creator of this island. I’m going back to the laboratory to create many serums with which I’ll use on other unsuspecting souls!”, he said with a smirk upon his face.
“And now I’m going to drink your blood”, rumbled the big flea-man.
“No, don’t drink my blood! My heart only pumps black ichor, and even though I might look like I love Aubrey, it is all part of my master plan which I’ve had going on since we were in school!”, Moreau said, chuckling loudly. “Wait a bit longer and I’m sure Sabin the labtech will come along. He’s the one who made you into a flea after all.”
“Really? Well in that case, you do have a point. Be off with you then!”, he said to Moreau, letting him walk up the path towards the lab.
Soon after, the last labtech, Sabin, appeared wearing his tophat and Victorian garb, heading back to cross the bridge to the lab.
"Trip, trap, trip, trap!" went the bridge.
“Who’s that on my bridge?” the ugly flea grumbled as he climbed out from under it.
“It is I, Sabin, the labtech who creates so many wonderful mythological creatures from my many test subjects.”, he said, adjusting his hat atop his brow.
“And now I’m going to drink your blood”, rumbled the big flea-man.
“No, don’t drink my blood! I’m sure someone will come along that’ll be more to your liking than me. I’m a very busy labtech after all and I must really be getting back to the lab.”, he said in protest.
“Nope, I passed up two other labtechs. I’m going to drink your blood and that’ll be that”, F said, grinning as he moved forward.
“Well, I was actually going to give you something much tasteier than me to drink your fill of blood.” And with that, Sabin took off his hat, and stuck his arm in deep inside the hat, and just like a magician, he pulled forth a goat, all fat and heavy. Sabin put the goat down and returned his hat to his head once more. “See, fresh blood. Far be it for me to not give it to you as a gift.”
F wasn’t sure what to make of the magical appearance of the goat but he was far too hungry to argue with Sabin. And so he lept at the goat, but the goat seemed quite ready for the flea-man, ramming its head into F’s stomach.
The big flea-man blinked as he fell to the ground, only to have a hoof kick him in the head. “Ahhh!”, F screamed as he got up and started to run away. The goat gave chase, with a cry of “Baaa-aaa!”
As he fled into the distance, the flea-man cried out, "I DIDN' ORDER ANY GOAT!" There in their lab, the labtechs lived peacefully once more, happy to make all the unnatural serums their hearts desired.
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