I suppose young people have always gone through a period of rebellion. I know Allister did, anyway. At the time, he had just felt like the whole world was against him. He felt like an outcast, like he did not belong. So, he started slacking off in class. He was only five, but he simply had other places he wanted to be. So, when it was his turn, he made the decision not to bring anything to show and tell. He only memorized the letters of the alphabet that he liked: E, G, H, N, P, Q, V, X, and Z. he started sniffing glue, eating paste, and only colored with the black crayon. After school was over, he took that attitude home. He became antisocial, refusing to talk to any kid too immature to understand the injustices that went on in the world.
One day, after much stewing, he found a place of shade under a tree behind his family's home and decided to secede from the United States. He wrote a letter to the President that stated how he did not (and I quote) "want to be a part of his stupid country." With that letter he; along with a colony of ants, three grubs, and a couple of worms; claimed their place of shade for their own personal country, free of the tyranny of the United States government and his kindergarten class. The president never got back to Allister.
Their country stretched from one side of the tree trunk to the other and they were all filled with excitement. A delegation was assembled of their finest representatives and, together, they decided to name the country Shadebekistan. It was quickly discovered during that convention, however, that there was a language barrier to overcome. So, Allister decided to just speak for everyone. He/they settled on a dictatorship as their form of government, with the tallest one of them as dictator. And, after much measuring, Allister humbly accepted the position. One of the worms came in at a close second.
Allister immediately began ruling with an iron fist, in hopes that Shadebekistan could become as powerful and prosperous as any other country in the world. He ordered the ants to build a statue of himself and waited in anticipation for its finish. Then, he sent the worms to mine their resources (early on, they were surprised to find that Shadebekistan contained a virtual goldmine of mud and dirt). Allister could not think of anything to do with the grubs. So, he just let the ants eat them. While the ants ate, Allister began to realize that they were not building his statue. They had just built a mound and spent the rest of the time mindlessly carrying leaves around. “Not on my time,” Allister shouted at them and demanded his statue. But, they just kept carrying leaves. He became so frustrated that he cried and thought that, with a bucket of water, he could drown all of the defectors. That did not work and only accomplished making the ants angry enough to attack him. Rioting broke out all over Shadebekistan.
So, Allister quit.
He was too young to be a dictator, anyway. And his mother had called him in for dinner.
Allister ate a big meal and, then, abandoned Shadebekistan.
One day, after much stewing, he found a place of shade under a tree behind his family's home and decided to secede from the United States. He wrote a letter to the President that stated how he did not (and I quote) "want to be a part of his stupid country." With that letter he; along with a colony of ants, three grubs, and a couple of worms; claimed their place of shade for their own personal country, free of the tyranny of the United States government and his kindergarten class. The president never got back to Allister.
Their country stretched from one side of the tree trunk to the other and they were all filled with excitement. A delegation was assembled of their finest representatives and, together, they decided to name the country Shadebekistan. It was quickly discovered during that convention, however, that there was a language barrier to overcome. So, Allister decided to just speak for everyone. He/they settled on a dictatorship as their form of government, with the tallest one of them as dictator. And, after much measuring, Allister humbly accepted the position. One of the worms came in at a close second.
Allister immediately began ruling with an iron fist, in hopes that Shadebekistan could become as powerful and prosperous as any other country in the world. He ordered the ants to build a statue of himself and waited in anticipation for its finish. Then, he sent the worms to mine their resources (early on, they were surprised to find that Shadebekistan contained a virtual goldmine of mud and dirt). Allister could not think of anything to do with the grubs. So, he just let the ants eat them. While the ants ate, Allister began to realize that they were not building his statue. They had just built a mound and spent the rest of the time mindlessly carrying leaves around. “Not on my time,” Allister shouted at them and demanded his statue. But, they just kept carrying leaves. He became so frustrated that he cried and thought that, with a bucket of water, he could drown all of the defectors. That did not work and only accomplished making the ants angry enough to attack him. Rioting broke out all over Shadebekistan.
So, Allister quit.
He was too young to be a dictator, anyway. And his mother had called him in for dinner.
Allister ate a big meal and, then, abandoned Shadebekistan.
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