The Monster without a Name
Thursday, May 22, 2008
In a land far away, there was a monster without a name
The monster wanted a name so badly
So he left on a journey to find his name but the world was too large, and he split into 2,
One to the east
One to the west
The monster who went to the east reached a village
And met a blacksmith
“Mr. Blacksmith, please give me your name”
“You can’t give away your name”
“If you give me your name, I’ll enter you and make you stronger”
“Ok, if so, you may have my name”
The monster became Otto the blacksmith
Otto the blacksmith became the strongest person in the village
But one day he said, “Look at me, look at me. Look at how large the monster inside me has become.”
Crunch! Crunch!
Munch! Munch!
Chomp! Chomp!
Gulp!
The hungry monster ate Otto from inside out,
And the monster became nameless again.
The monster entered Hans the Shoemaker.
Crunch! Crunch!
Munch! Munch!
Chomp! Chomp!
Gulp!
The hungry monster ate Hans from inside out,
And the monster became nameless again.
The monster entered Thomas the Hunter.
Crunch! Crunch!
Munch! Munch!
Chomp! Chomp!
Gulp!
The hungry monster ate Thomas from inside out,
And the monster became nameless again.
The monster came to a castle looking for a wonderful name.
In the castle, there was a sick boy.
“Please give me your name, I will make you stronger and make you well”
“If you can make me recover, you may have my name”
The boy recovered.
The king was so pleased, “The Prince is well! The Prince is well!”
The monster liked the boys name
He also liked living in the castle
So he endured his hungry, even as his stomach growled.
But one way, he could no longer contain his hunger.
“Look at me, look at me. Look at how large the monster inside me has become.”
The prince ate the king, his generals and servants.
Crunch! Crunch!
Munch! Munch!
Chomp! Chomp!
Gulp!
Since there was no one there anymore,
The prince left the castle, and continued on the journey.
He kept on walking for days and days
One day, the prince met the monster who travelled to the west.
“I have a name, it is a wonderful name too!” the prince said.
The monster who went to the west said,
“I don’t need a name, I am happy even without one.
We just have to accept that we are monsters without a name.”
The prince ate the monster that went to the west.
He finally had a name,
but all the people who could call him by that name had disappeared.
And Johann was such a wonderful name too.
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