Great Literary Achievements

Archive of my very own, personally created literature.


A Stupid Story

One time I was walking down the road, just minding my own business, and all of a sudden, a great big rhinoceros jumped out in front of me. At first I was scared. I screamed. I thought I would run away, because, hey, a great big rhinoceros with a large pointy horn was coming towards me. But he said, "Wait! Don't run, I just need directions."

There was something gentle about the great beast, so I decided to stay. Not to mention the fact that having a rhinoceros talk to you has to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. So I decided to stay. We talked for a little while, and then he asked directions to the nearest J. C. Penney's. I told him how to get to the mall, and how to get to the store. He thanked me and disappeared into the hazy morning.

I pondered why a rhinoceros would go to J. C. Penney's. I contemplated what J. C. Penney's would do when a great big rhinoceros with a pointy horn came into the building. I didn't understand. But in our short time together, I knew I had grown attached to him. I knew I would never forget that gentle giant, that rhinoceros in the mist.


Copyright 1998 Casey Petersen. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Permission may be obtained for limited use of any of this material, granted the original author is given credit.
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