There once was a man who was a wonderful baker. His name was Tod. Tod baked all kinds of delicious foods. He made everything from breakfast pastries to wedding cakes. Tod was the single best baker in all the land. People would come from miles to try all his tasty treats. When they came they would buy dozens and dozens of all his goods so that they could bring them back to their family. Tod was always nice to his customers, offering them samples and filling custom request. He never had to worry about much because he was the only bakery. others had tried not none could come close to the baking perfection that Tod had. not only were his good tasty they were also reasonably priced.
All was well for Tod until one day he realized that his bakery was in fact the best in the entire world. He thought to him self and came to the realization that if he was indeed the best in the world then he should raise his prices. And he did just that. People kept coming and buying his tasty treats so he kept raising the prices. Along whit the change in prices came a change with Tod.
All this new found money had changed Tod from the friendly baker that every one loved to a money hungry old man that no one wanted anything to do with. One day as Tod was opening his bakery he saw that there were no people waiting in line and all day long no one show up. This happened for weeks and Tod baked nothing. He thought that this would be fine and that it would give him some time to spend his money. Sure enough he did just that he spent his money. He went on trips and bought all kinds of cool thing but something was missing. he was no longer happy. He thought it was the money that was making him happy but really it was the baking. so that night when Tod went to bed he decided to change. he no longer cared about the money he just wanted to bake.
The next day Tod sold everything that he owned except his oven and some dough. He started baking. He baked and baked and baked for three days he did not stop. By the end of the third day he had baked so mush that he had no more room. So he went out in the street and and yelled that he was giving away and his rolls for only two cents each. At first on one believed him. So he kept yelling rolls only two cents each. But still noting. Then he yelled two rolls just two cents. This got peoples attention as it was a very good deal. When they saw that he was really selling his hot and tasty rolls for only a few cents the people knew that he had changed. By the next day Tod had sold all his rolls. Tod had regained his lost customers and he has kept their trust ever since.
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| Homemade Hot Cross Buns from wikimedia |
Author's Note:
this story is based off the old nursery rhyme "Hot-Cross Buns"
HOT-CROSS Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot-cross Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
If ye have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.
Hot-cross Buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot-cross Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
If ye have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.
you can find the rhyme in this book this Book: The Project Gutenberg Ebook of The Nursery Rhyme Book
I chose to write this because i always wounder why some one would sell their hot cross buns for only a penny and i thought this would be a good reason.
Tod wanted the dough ($) but really wanted to bake dough (rolls). See what I did there? Tod just wanted to roll in dough unlike a drug lord rolling in his huge bed full of 100 dollar bills and hot women.. and or cocaine. Money can't always buy you happiness right? Thats the moral right? haha just kidding I know it is. Good job!
ReplyDeleteNick,
ReplyDeleteThis is truly a nice expansion on the original nursery rhyme. It was a creative idea to take the fact that the hot-cross buns were only sold for a penny and turn it into a full story explaining why that was so. I also like the fact that Tod realized, in the end, it's not all about the money and had a turning point in his life. A lot of the time in our society it's hard to get people to realize that not everything is about the money but about being truly happy in your life! When I read through your story that's what I automatically thought of!
Christine
Hey Nick!
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool that we have another class together even though it's online!
I like how you set up the story to show the readers that this baker really knows what he is doing. The way you chose your words really set the tone of the story. The character development was pretty good. I would have liked to see maybe one more character in the mix. I like how the setting could be during any time period. Stories that transcend time are always the best. I think if you had some direct dialogue it would have made the story really pop! You did a great job on the emotional aspect of the story. I like how you transitioned your character from this fun, baking loving guy to this rich cranky guy all because he turned greedy. Just remember to always read over everything before your final publishing and you should be good to go! I can't wait to read more of your stories this semester!
Hi Nick!
ReplyDeleteI was looking through the list and I ran across this one that caught my attention because first of all, I used to be a baker. I would get up early everyday to make bread. Then once I saw the photo in your story I was hooked. I could practically smell the fresh baked bread. Yum! Forgive me if I drool a bit here...so I guess I read the story with my stomach and memories even before I read the story. I am glad I read it. You did a great job of telling your version of the economics of the old nursery rhyme.