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Post 3 (6/20/26) OK inspiration from another commercial. Whatever it takes to get me started. Another fable that I like “The Pig At The Candy Store”.

(1) What I like: A pig dreams of eating candy, wakes up, rushes out of the house to the candy store, hesitates because he knows candy is bad for him, tells lies to himself that a few candies wouldn’t hurt (we can all relate to that), store is closed when he gets there, goes home thinking he has great willpower.

Another detail that I like: “On second thought, I must remember that candy is bad for me. It makes me fatter than I already am. It gives me gas and heartburn.” At the end, “That night the Pig had a vegetable salad for supper. He drank a glass of cold, fresh milk. He felt thin and had neither gas nor heartburn.”

(2) Why I like it: My favorite is the store is closed part. It’s a surprise, and unexpected at least to me. Losing the battle to temptation but saved by luck. I like surprises and the willpower part is funny.

(3) Techniques: Surprise. The main character doesn’t come up with the solution, but rather it is just luck and randomness. And sometimes, life helps us.

(4) My own story based on this story: A person who thinks highly of himself but everyone else thinks he’s a halfwit. He is saved by luck which feeds his ego.

-He goes to a smoke shop because he is curious. On his way, he hesitates because he knows that stuff will only lead to terrible things that he won’t be able to resist. When he get there, the stuff is too expensive for him. He convinces himself that he can afford it if he spends less money on other things like food, gym membership, car maintenance… Lucky for him, he forgot his wallet at home.

-On his way, he’s too busy debating himself causing him to drive erratically and gets pulled over by the cop in the school zone. He previously calculated that if he gave up certain important things he would have $100 budget to spend at the smoke shop. A $300 ticket forces him to go home.

-The smoke shop got robbed and was closed.

-He has a flat tire or traffic accident blocking the road.

First draft (the allow myself to be bad draft):

A red rooster wanted to go to a smoke shop (comparing a smoke shop to a candy store is a compliment to the smoke shop) because he was curious and wanted to feel deeply relaxed and relieve the stress of a hard life. He broke the piggy bank and took one hundred dollars plus change and ran out of the door.

On the way he hesitated, thinking to himself “I don’t know if this is a good idea. Smoking is addictive or at the very least it will lead to other things that are addictive. Will I be able to stop using it whenever I want to stop?”

He considered it for a brief moment. “Of course I can. I can discipline myself and resist any temptations the world has to offer.”

With that, he was determined to give it a try and he wanted to experience it immediately today. He ran as fast as he could and wished his useless wings could fly. At last he arrived at the store, sweating and breathing heavily, only to find out that the store was closed. One of the windows was broken and it looked like the shop got broken into and there was nobody inside. He turned around, feeling frustrated and relieved.

“Such terrible luck but this is probably a good thing for me,” he thought.