The Story Of Anvil Boy
Well, it seems some of you have been wondering what I've been doing in here all this time. The answer is, writing a story -- forging it by hammering it against my anvil. It goes like this:
Once upon a time, there was a little boy who liked anvils. One day he applied to take the BSc Study of Anvils course at the University of Anvilania. The University told him he would need to study hard at college to get a place, and he did. He worked hard on his Anvil Studies AS course but was shocked when he failed. He became sad and cried big salty tears onto his anvil, which started to rust. Then he had a good idea: He would take the Anvil exams again! This he did, and achieved enough marks to get a C grade, which made him happy. The C grade would be just enough to squeeze him into the Study of Anvils course he wanted. All he had to do was show the University the magical blue grade when he received the it. But when the carrier pigeon arrived, it brought bad news. The evil warlock Edward Excel had stolen his C grade and replaced it with an X, the Grade of the Damned. The University would not admit the little boy with his X. They said, "Begone! Do not darken the door of the Admissions Office until you have found this grade which you claim to be yours!" Once again, the little boy cried onto his rusty anvil. Oh, what could he do? His poor anvil rusted so much it fused to his other anvil, to which it stood next. Luckily, the little boy's teacher, Henry Strode, heard him crying and asked, "'Ello 'ello 'ello? What's all this then?" The little boy tearfully explained what naughty Edward had done to him, sobbing all the while. When he finished telling Henry, Henry was angry. "How dare Edward do such things? Do not fear, little boy, I will tell him off," he said. And with those words, the teacher thrust his magic wand into an electric wand sharpener and wrote letter after letter to Edward. But Edward did not write back. Suspecting something amiss, Henry picked up his cloak from the dry-cleaners and went to see him. When he got there, Henry saw the reason why Edward had not responded: he had been buried up to his neck in letters! The warlock could not even move his hands to cast a curse upon them all, and could only beg to be freed. Henry agreed to dig him out, but only on condition that the little boy got the C grade he so deserved. And it was so. And they all lived happily ever after -- even Edward Excel, who gave up his old ways and took up professional croquet, which is marginally less evil.
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Once upon a time, there was a little boy who liked anvils. One day he applied to take the BSc Study of Anvils course at the University of Anvilania. The University told him he would need to study hard at college to get a place, and he did. He worked hard on his Anvil Studies AS course but was shocked when he failed. He became sad and cried big salty tears onto his anvil, which started to rust. Then he had a good idea: He would take the Anvil exams again! This he did, and achieved enough marks to get a C grade, which made him happy. The C grade would be just enough to squeeze him into the Study of Anvils course he wanted. All he had to do was show the University the magical blue grade when he received the it. But when the carrier pigeon arrived, it brought bad news. The evil warlock Edward Excel had stolen his C grade and replaced it with an X, the Grade of the Damned. The University would not admit the little boy with his X. They said, "Begone! Do not darken the door of the Admissions Office until you have found this grade which you claim to be yours!" Once again, the little boy cried onto his rusty anvil. Oh, what could he do? His poor anvil rusted so much it fused to his other anvil, to which it stood next. Luckily, the little boy's teacher, Henry Strode, heard him crying and asked, "'Ello 'ello 'ello? What's all this then?" The little boy tearfully explained what naughty Edward had done to him, sobbing all the while. When he finished telling Henry, Henry was angry. "How dare Edward do such things? Do not fear, little boy, I will tell him off," he said. And with those words, the teacher thrust his magic wand into an electric wand sharpener and wrote letter after letter to Edward. But Edward did not write back. Suspecting something amiss, Henry picked up his cloak from the dry-cleaners and went to see him. When he got there, Henry saw the reason why Edward had not responded: he had been buried up to his neck in letters! The warlock could not even move his hands to cast a curse upon them all, and could only beg to be freed. Henry agreed to dig him out, but only on condition that the little boy got the C grade he so deserved. And it was so. And they all lived happily ever after -- even Edward Excel, who gave up his old ways and took up professional croquet, which is marginally less evil.
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Comments: 10
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
Unfortunately, I do believe Edward Excel has still failed to send off all his official paperwork. Either that or the college are still insisting on sending stuff to my old address, despite my having informed them of my new one.
Lucie
8 September 2005 at 15:34
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
More anvils... need more anvils...
Lucie
12 September 2005 at 17:39
Jingle Bella Said...
12 September 2005 at 21:31
Jingle Bella Said...
Sorry, sad, I know. But I only spotted that after I'd posted the comment ...
12 September 2005 at 21:31
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
At least you're not sneaky and making new blogs without telling people... POW!
Lucie
13 September 2005 at 12:12
Pop! Said...
14 September 2005 at 16:46
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
Lucie
15 September 2005 at 16:19
Jingle Bella Said...
17 September 2005 at 09:50
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
Mark, you never update anymore... You're as bad as Sparkle.
Lucie
17 September 2005 at 18:38
Blinky The Potato Girl Said...
If peer pressure worked on Sparkle, it'll work on you too!
Eventually!
Lucie
22 September 2005 at 13:45