By Mr. DuckDear Readers of the Woods Street Journal,
First of all, I would like to thank everyone again for the kind letters that I have received this past week. I got some very encouraging words for Matt the Bull. I am very pleased to announce that his problems are all gone. His lawyers sorted out his contract, and got him out of all the trouble! Thank God! This proves that there is still justice in the world!
This week, I have a special story to share with you guys. I am sure that you heard some rumors about this rivalry on the news, but once again, I managed to get the inside scoop. I happen to be really good friends John the Dog. Most of you probably won't believe that I know John, because he is the most important man in the music industry, here in the Woods. Recently, he has signed contracts with great musicians like Jay the Monkey Z, Usher the Hedgehog, Ne-Yo the Zebra and Alicia the Hippo. I've known this man for over twenty years now. We grew up in the same neighborhood in the suburbs, and we used to play video games together every day. Our favorite one was "Fifa 97," and John would always get mad because I would win. We went to high school together, and we were best friends. After that period in our lives, we each moved on to different lifestyles. We still keep in touch, however, and just the other day, John and I went to dinner together at his favorite sushi place called In the Raw. While we were waiting for our meals, John shared with me this amazing story that I'm about to re-tell.
Just a few months ago, at the MTV Music Video Awards that took place at the Grand Theater in the Woods, a rivalry was born. Jessie the Mouse was the big star to perform on the stage that night. She had previously signed a contract of twenty million dollars with John's company. That's why John knew everything about this story. Katie the Cat was a newcomer in the music industry, and she was hoping to get a chance to perform for one on the big companies so she would get a contract. That night, Jessie had a few too many strawberry cocktails, and she was nowhere to be found. While Katie was walking by some closets backstage, she heard someone talking loudly in one of them. She was very surprised to find out that Jessie the Mouse, her idol, was stuck in there. At that moment, Katie thought that she could use this strange situation to take advantage of Jessie. Katie told Jessie that she would let her out of the closet, if she promised to arrange a meeting with John the Dog. Jessie the Mouse promised that she would talk to John as soon as the show would be over, and Katie let her out. After the show, Jessie never talked to John about that incident, even though she promised Katie to do so. One day, Katie came to Jessie's hotel and asked her to keep her promise and talk to John. Jessie's response was harsh and direct: "Girl, did you really think that I would talk to my manager about you? I didn't mean anything that I said that night. I was drunk, and when I'm like that, I talk nonsense!" Poor Katie! She should've never believed Jessie in the first place. According to John, she left the hotel sobbing!
That's the story, folks. If you want a piece of advice from an old man, here's one for you: Never ever believe the promises of a drunk person! I honestly hope that things will get better for Katie! This is all I have for you this week. I hope you enjoyed this story, and you'll come back for more next week!
Peace and Love,
Mr. Duck
Author's Note: I based this story on Aesop's fable "The Cat, the Mouse, and the Oath." I really enjoyed reading the original story, and it actually made me laugh a lot. It was hilarious because I did not expect the mouse to tell the cat that he was drunk! Again, I changed the story completely, but this time I tried to keep the same main characters involved. As in Aesop's story, the cat and the mouse are the main characters. I really enjoyed re-telling this fable because I think that it has a good moral to pass down. I think that many of us believe anything that we hear, but in reality we should double check everything. In my story, Mr. Duck finds another gossip to write about in his column. This time, he hears the story from one of his high school friends, John the Dog, who is an important man in the music industry. I like that Mr. Duck always finds the information from someone else, and then he writes about it in the paper. I also like that Mr. Duck always has a piece of advice for the readers, and it usually relates with the moral of the original story! I hope everyone enjoyed reading it, and I'm looking forward to write again!
Bibliography: The Cat, the Mouse, and the Oath, Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by Laura Gibbs, Oxford University Press( World's Classics): Oxford 2002.
Image Information: Two Cats, Cartoon Stock
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First of all, I would like to thank everyone again for the kind letters that I have received this past week. I got some very encouraging words for Matt the Bull. I am very pleased to announce that his problems are all gone. His lawyers sorted out his contract, and got him out of all the trouble! Thank God! This proves that there is still justice in the world!
This week, I have a special story to share with you guys. I am sure that you heard some rumors about this rivalry on the news, but once again, I managed to get the inside scoop. I happen to be really good friends John the Dog. Most of you probably won't believe that I know John, because he is the most important man in the music industry, here in the Woods. Recently, he has signed contracts with great musicians like Jay the Monkey Z, Usher the Hedgehog, Ne-Yo the Zebra and Alicia the Hippo. I've known this man for over twenty years now. We grew up in the same neighborhood in the suburbs, and we used to play video games together every day. Our favorite one was "Fifa 97," and John would always get mad because I would win. We went to high school together, and we were best friends. After that period in our lives, we each moved on to different lifestyles. We still keep in touch, however, and just the other day, John and I went to dinner together at his favorite sushi place called In the Raw. While we were waiting for our meals, John shared with me this amazing story that I'm about to re-tell.
Just a few months ago, at the MTV Music Video Awards that took place at the Grand Theater in the Woods, a rivalry was born. Jessie the Mouse was the big star to perform on the stage that night. She had previously signed a contract of twenty million dollars with John's company. That's why John knew everything about this story. Katie the Cat was a newcomer in the music industry, and she was hoping to get a chance to perform for one on the big companies so she would get a contract. That night, Jessie had a few too many strawberry cocktails, and she was nowhere to be found. While Katie was walking by some closets backstage, she heard someone talking loudly in one of them. She was very surprised to find out that Jessie the Mouse, her idol, was stuck in there. At that moment, Katie thought that she could use this strange situation to take advantage of Jessie. Katie told Jessie that she would let her out of the closet, if she promised to arrange a meeting with John the Dog. Jessie the Mouse promised that she would talk to John as soon as the show would be over, and Katie let her out. After the show, Jessie never talked to John about that incident, even though she promised Katie to do so. One day, Katie came to Jessie's hotel and asked her to keep her promise and talk to John. Jessie's response was harsh and direct: "Girl, did you really think that I would talk to my manager about you? I didn't mean anything that I said that night. I was drunk, and when I'm like that, I talk nonsense!" Poor Katie! She should've never believed Jessie in the first place. According to John, she left the hotel sobbing!
That's the story, folks. If you want a piece of advice from an old man, here's one for you: Never ever believe the promises of a drunk person! I honestly hope that things will get better for Katie! This is all I have for you this week. I hope you enjoyed this story, and you'll come back for more next week!
Peace and Love,
Mr. Duck
Author's Note: I based this story on Aesop's fable "The Cat, the Mouse, and the Oath." I really enjoyed reading the original story, and it actually made me laugh a lot. It was hilarious because I did not expect the mouse to tell the cat that he was drunk! Again, I changed the story completely, but this time I tried to keep the same main characters involved. As in Aesop's story, the cat and the mouse are the main characters. I really enjoyed re-telling this fable because I think that it has a good moral to pass down. I think that many of us believe anything that we hear, but in reality we should double check everything. In my story, Mr. Duck finds another gossip to write about in his column. This time, he hears the story from one of his high school friends, John the Dog, who is an important man in the music industry. I like that Mr. Duck always finds the information from someone else, and then he writes about it in the paper. I also like that Mr. Duck always has a piece of advice for the readers, and it usually relates with the moral of the original story! I hope everyone enjoyed reading it, and I'm looking forward to write again!
Bibliography: The Cat, the Mouse, and the Oath, Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by Laura Gibbs, Oxford University Press( World's Classics): Oxford 2002.
Image Information: Two Cats, Cartoon Stock