Copyright Patrick GENSAU
It's a very old man "Story" that no " one " knows where
it comes from .... Beginning of last century ,
somewhere in the " Countryside " anywhere in the
ALL OF THEM ,
AS IT SHOULD COST
A " FORTUNE "
to consume this
Here comes the order , and " M a r t h a s s a "
being very " G O U R M A N D E "
one of the two
were from " town "
or " high society " ,
and educate the other ,
" F O R G E T " where we come .... " F R O M "............................................. .......................................................................................................................
Patrick GENSAU
gigagulliver@gmail.com
TWITTER & SKYPE : GIGAGULLIVER
It's a very old man "Story" that no " one " knows where
it comes from .... Beginning of last century ,
somewhere in the " Countryside " anywhere in the
" WORLD " ..... It's the " Story " of a couple of " farmers "....
" P e a s a n t s " of tradition living very far away from
" T o w n " , in the middle of nowhere retired
in the fields with no " m e a n s " of communication
with the rest of the world .... Very isolated people,
in some way , who were born and grown up
" T o w n " , in the middle of nowhere retired
in the fields with no " m e a n s " of communication
with the rest of the world .... Very isolated people,
in some way , who were born and grown up
there and never left their farm ....
After a while , their crops begin to prosper ,
and they start selling their " goods"
and they start selling their " goods"
with the help of a middleman to high society
aristocratic people, and start earning
aristocratic people, and start earning
a lot of money and become very rich ....
One " D A Y " , they decide to go downtown ....
A very long way , and agree to have a " M e a l "
in a very " P O S H " restaurant for the " first time " in
A very long way , and agree to have a " M e a l "
in a very " P O S H " restaurant for the " first time " in
their " lives " .... A " First class" very high society " restaurant "....
As , they knew " Nothing" about having a meal in a restaurant ,
and also being " I n a l p h a b e t e " ( unable to read ) ...
The waiter presents himself with the " MENU " ....
Looking to each other all " puzzled " and " amazed "
and also being " I n a l p h a b e t e " ( unable to read ) ...
The waiter presents himself with the " MENU " ....
Looking to each other all " puzzled " and " amazed "
husband and wife .... And not knowing really what to do ...
Have a quick look to other people 's " P L A T E "
and what was on it .... In order to avoid choosing from the menu
so that people don't realize their ordeal !!!
Have a quick look to other people 's " P L A T E "
and what was on it .... In order to avoid choosing from the menu
so that people don't realize their ordeal !!!
As they " n o t i c e " a " t i n y " bit of " R e d "
spoonful " substance " in the corner of each plate ,
and people " tasting " it with great care and delicacy ...
spoonful " substance " in the corner of each plate ,
and people " tasting " it with great care and delicacy ...
the " husband " says to his wife ....
" L E T ' S O R D E R A W H O L E P L A T E O F
T H I S R E D R A R E M A T T E R ,
AND WE WILL MAKE A BIG IMPRESSION
ON EVERYBODY , AND THEY WILL KNOW
WE ARE WEALTHIER THAN
T H I S R E D R A R E M A T T E R ,
AND WE WILL MAKE A BIG IMPRESSION
ON EVERYBODY , AND THEY WILL KNOW
WE ARE WEALTHIER THAN
ALL OF THEM ,
AS IT SHOULD COST
A " FORTUNE "
to consume this
" R E D S U B S T A N C E " ........ Without knowing at all ,
of course, being ignorant , that " M U S T A R D " is a condiment
which should be consumed...
of course, being ignorant , that " M U S T A R D " is a condiment
which should be consumed...
in a very reasonable
and small quantity ,
as it 's " H O T " and
CHILLY " ....
and small quantity ,
as it 's " H O T " and
CHILLY " ....
So the waiter all amazed and astonished , takes the order ....
" T W O H U G E S A U C E P A N
" of " R E D M A T T E R "
" of " R E D M A T T E R "
and " NOTHING ELSE "
With two large
" l a d l e s"
" l a d l e s"
For Tasting purposes .......
Here comes the order , and " M a r t h a s s a "
being very " G O U R M A N D E "
decides to taste first and takes a very big "
spoonful "of the " mysterious substance " ,
without knowing that it's hot and chilly ,
her mouth reaches very high temperature and
her eyes " f a l l " from their " o r b i t " in her
spoonful "of the " mysterious substance " ,
without knowing that it's hot and chilly ,
her mouth reaches very high temperature and
her eyes " f a l l " from their " o r b i t " in her
" P l a t e " ." V O I C E L E S S " ,
unable to utter a word .....
unable to utter a word .....
O h , " D a r l i n g " , is it so delicious
that you are loosing all your control ?
that you are loosing all your control ?
And , decides himself to taste his unusual meal ,
" p l u n g e s " his spoon ,
" p l u n g e s " his spoon ,
and his reaction ( because of the burning sensation )
Voiceless , his " H a i r " become bristly and reaches
the ceiling , like a " Rocket " he flies to the sky ...
Voiceless , his " H a i r " become bristly and reaches
the ceiling , like a " Rocket " he flies to the sky ...
And falls back straight into " M a r t h a s s a's plate
where her eyes are still bathing and staring
to his in a close lookup " E Y E T O E Y E " ....
where her eyes are still bathing and staring
to his in a close lookup " E Y E T O E Y E " ....
" T o o t h f o r t o o t h ".....
There's of course " p a n i c " in the restaurant ,
but in no time things go back to normal ...
but in no time things go back to normal ...
And caring for each other , as never before ,
they decide to go back to their
they decide to go back to their
countryside for never ever getting out from there .....
M O R A L I T Y : All this " H u s t l e " could have been avoided , if only ,
one of the two
were from " town "
or " high society " ,
and educate the other ,
but again they would have a lot to learn from each other ,
as one being complemantary to the other and learning
silently in their own way and reminding us " A l l n o t t o
as one being complemantary to the other and learning
silently in their own way and reminding us " A l l n o t t o
" F O R G E T " where we come .... " F R O M "............................................. .......................................................................................................................
Patrick GENSAU
gigagulliver@gmail.com
TWITTER & SKYPE : GIGAGULLIVER