The Pineapple King
When I lived in Hawaii, I lived in a housing area located in a small place that was surrounded by pineapple fields. I heard from the locals that if you were caught stealing a pineapple, you would be fined $500 with possible jail time. Well really late one night I decided to go out and try and find one to bring back for everyone. I went deep into the fields, so I would be able to get a good pineapple and carry it back. Well, much to my dismay, I went a little too deep into the field, and as I was searching for a pineapple, a group of small human like creatures, only they had these odd-shaped crowns that looked like the top of a pineapple, and they were holding spears aimed at me. Of course I didn't try to fight them, because there were too many of them for me to fight off, so I went in the direction they directed me to go. We walked for a long while, and I noticed they were taking me to this small enclosed area, that had lightning bugs for lamps, and tiki torches that weren't lit.
As I looked around this small area, it appeared to be a hall of some sort, tho quite small, which fit well for these smaller beings. As we walked thru this area, I viewed a small stout creature sitting on what looked like a throne, and he did not look entirely pleased with my being there. He motioned for me to come to him, and sit in the chair next to him. I approached him, sat down, and looked at him waiting for his decision.
We sat there waiting for a few minutes, and he began by asking me why I was taking one of the pineapples from the field. I looked him straight in the eye, and told him that I wanted to take one back to my son in Ohio, because he had heard so much about pineapples, and I wanted to give him a true Hawaiian pineapple.
He was so touched by the reason for my taking the pineapple, that his heart melted, and we sat there and talked thru the night about his little country, and my boys. We discussed what he felt the pineapples were in his country, and what my boys meant to me.
As we began to hear birds chirping and the sky getting lighter each minute, he tells me he has to have his men take me back to my home, for if I stayed, I would not be able to get back to my boys, and he knew they would miss their father, and I would miss them. We gave each other a hug, and he had his men walk me back to the edge of the field close to my home, and I quietly went inside and laid down to sleep.
When I lived in Hawaii, I lived in a housing area located in a small place that was surrounded by pineapple fields. I heard from the locals that if you were caught stealing a pineapple, you would be fined $500 with possible jail time. Well really late one night I decided to go out and try and find one to bring back for everyone. I went deep into the fields, so I would be able to get a good pineapple and carry it back. Well, much to my dismay, I went a little too deep into the field, and as I was searching for a pineapple, a group of small human like creatures, only they had these odd-shaped crowns that looked like the top of a pineapple, and they were holding spears aimed at me. Of course I didn't try to fight them, because there were too many of them for me to fight off, so I went in the direction they directed me to go. We walked for a long while, and I noticed they were taking me to this small enclosed area, that had lightning bugs for lamps, and tiki torches that weren't lit.
As I looked around this small area, it appeared to be a hall of some sort, tho quite small, which fit well for these smaller beings. As we walked thru this area, I viewed a small stout creature sitting on what looked like a throne, and he did not look entirely pleased with my being there. He motioned for me to come to him, and sit in the chair next to him. I approached him, sat down, and looked at him waiting for his decision.
We sat there waiting for a few minutes, and he began by asking me why I was taking one of the pineapples from the field. I looked him straight in the eye, and told him that I wanted to take one back to my son in Ohio, because he had heard so much about pineapples, and I wanted to give him a true Hawaiian pineapple.
He was so touched by the reason for my taking the pineapple, that his heart melted, and we sat there and talked thru the night about his little country, and my boys. We discussed what he felt the pineapples were in his country, and what my boys meant to me.
As we began to hear birds chirping and the sky getting lighter each minute, he tells me he has to have his men take me back to my home, for if I stayed, I would not be able to get back to my boys, and he knew they would miss their father, and I would miss them. We gave each other a hug, and he had his men walk me back to the edge of the field close to my home, and I quietly went inside and laid down to sleep.
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