The Poor Tongue (Story)
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NB: this is a very very very silly story, written about a certain someone I know who swears to much. I know many of you will not get it and that is ok. Its just a reminder not to swear! Its not very well written but … I really didn’t put much effort in it. I hope the person who its for giggles though. =)
The Poor Tongue!There once was a boy
Who very much loved to cuss…
He said bad words here
He said bad words there..But what he didn’t know
While he said these bad words
Was that his tongue was getting grumpy
Frustrated and mad.And so over time
As his words got worse
His tongue began to get annoyed
And eventually while he was asleep…Well his tongue ran away!
Packing its bags
“Goodbye” the tongue said
“I have had enough of your bad words”And so when boy awoke
He was met with a shock
He felt really strange
And was rather confused at firstThe boy went to a mirror
He opened his mouth wide
And inside was a little note that read…
“I will come back when your words are better”The Poor boy was a little scared,
What was he suppose to do…?
Live without a tongue?
Could such a thing be done?First he tried to eat,
Finding hard to swallow
Without a tongue to shove things down
It was rather difficult!He then tried to brush his teeth
But found it hard to brush properly!
And when it came time to spit…
Well he couldn’t, not one bit!But what made him most upset you know,
About this whole ordeal…
Was when he finally realized
He couldn’t taste his “favourite” foods!The boy had to fix this
Something had to be done
Living without a tongue
Was just no fun.So he packed his bags
He prepared for an adventure
To find his tongue and make up
And fix this horrible dilemma!The boy travelled up mountains way up high
Through caves so dark it chilled the spine,
He went through cities, small and big
Around the world, a hundred times ten!Wherever he went he asked around
About news of where he might find his tongue
And wherever he went it wasn’t hard
To find stories and signs his tongue had been close!Then finally… after such a long quest
He caught up at last with his travelling Tongue
He went on his knees, and with cards to talk
Said sorry to his tongue,
Over and over.“I will not swear,
I will not curse,
There shall be no cussing
No more bad words!
I learned my lesson
I know I was wrong
My bad words made you leave
Please come back home”The tongue looked at him
And they both agreed
One last chance…
For this boy it would be!
And as the tongue returned
To the place it belonged
The boy quickly got ice cream!
And he ate it all“I can taste again!
He said so excited…
And I can talk to!
Oh my life is exciting again!”And as he travelled back home
He thought about it all
About this whole adventure,
Of sorrows, trouble and consequences…He thought about what he had learned
From this whole ordeal…
That cussing was wrong…
That tongues have feelingsThat you have to look after your body
You have to be careful
You don’t wash yourself with tar
You don’t drink poison
And you don’t expose your tongue to bad words…
Cause without a tongue life is horrible.
About The Author
Matty is a 36 year old girl who is an Autistic Poet, Writer and Artist and lives alone in Christchurch New Zealand with a kitty! Matty has given many talks on autism and about being unique in a world that's often not accepting, Matty has also engaged with artist and worked on Art projects Matty usually works on an Art project at the same time as a writing one! This means posts can be a bit delayed!
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