Week 7 Storytelling: The Lucky Cricket and the Starving Children

     One dark night, cold and pouring rain, a cricket clamored out of his home in a pile of crumpled old newspapers and set out in search of food for his four-hundered and sixty three children. Edward became an only father when his beloved wife, Matilda, passed away giving birth to their last son. Disgruntled from the death of his wife and forced to provide for all his children alone, Edward was, as you can imagine, in rough looking shape. His face was covered in black stains acquired from his full-time position at the factory. His hands were rough and worn, and his eyes were glazed over like he had been sleep deprived for three weeks, in fact he had been sleep deprived for three weeks!
     Edward was not the kind of guy to ask for help. He was capable of finding food for his yougins’ on his own. He finally came to a place that seemed to glimmer with hope! It was a Taco Bell!!! If he was lucky he would be able to find a freezer with food or collect enough crumbs to feed his children. He set out to start the search, but it was not long until suddenly became enshrouded with a dark shadow and as soon as it had started it had ended. Edward has been squished by an employees shoe. 

Jiminy Cricket in the original trailer for Pinocchio

    All of Edward’s children were at home starving and they hadn’t a clue what to do or how to get some food. One of the cricket siblings piped up and said, "I had a dream, that our father has died!” Next a sister spoke and said, "I had a vision about where he is I can lead us to his body.” The cricket siblings set out to find their father and search for food. When the arrived at Taco Bell and found their father deceased on the cold tile floor all the children wept, with the exception of the youngest child who said, “When I was born and I killed my mother I inherited the power to bring people back to life. So, I shall now bring Papa back to us.” Conjuring up a spell the youngest cricket worked his magic and soon the father sprang back to life. 

     With his children at his side the father led the children to a Cheesy Gordita Crunch with No Baja Sauce and Substituted Beans for Beef and everyone was happy!

Authors Note: For this weeks reading I choose to retell the story How the Wives Restored their Husband to Life. I choose to retell this story because I believe it went nicely paired with my storybook project theme of the undead. This story was very interesting and started off with A man who had three wives. The man set out to feed his wives and while he was away he decided he want to get an ox so he tracked the ox far away. When he took his arrow to kill the ox another ox came from behind and killed him too! The wives starving at home did not know what to do. One of the wives dreamt their husband was killed by an ox, another led them to his body and the third resurrected him from the dead. The woman fought over whose food he would eat first. When the man was able he said I will eat the food of the wife that brought me back to life because she is the one that allowed me to eat again.