Stories From The Head

The Ceramic Tiger All Modonon wanted was: A ceramic tiger. If someone were to give Modonon a ceramic tiger, he would thank them and spend most of his time taking care of the ceramic tiger. Then one day, someone gave Modonon a ceramic tiger. This made Modonon very happy. He thanked the person who gave him the tiger, and spent most of his time taking care of the ceramic tiger. Some people thought it might be unhealthy for Modonon to spend most of his time taking care of the ceramic tiger, but Modonon wouldn’t hear of it. “I’ve always wanted a ceramic tiger, and now that I’ve got one, I will spend most of my time taking care of it, thank you very much!” They immediately stopped criticizing Modonon for spending most of their time taking care of the ceramic tiger, and decided to mind their own business. Modonon spent a great portion of his time polishing the ceramic tiger, and it was as shiny as a young hawk (a shiny one). A neighbour of Modonon decided to stop by. “Great tiger, Modonon”, said to Modonon. “It’s a CERAMIC tiger” Modonon replied. “Of course you are”, the neighbour, quite inexplicably whispered. Some friends of the neighbour came driving up Modonon’s driveway in an aluminium salmon. “HEY, MODONON! GIVE US YOUR CERAMIC TIGER!” they shouted. Modonon gave them the ceramic tiger. It was shinier than ever. The neighbour swiftly jumped into the aluminium salmon, and they drove off, leaving Modonon all alone. Having never been alone, Modonon immediately started painting his own torso. He wanted one thing, and one thing only: A ceramic panther…

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