The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant!

An actor's lament!

                                                               

     One day, there was an actor named Delbert, who wearily slipped on his green giant suit and grimaced--another day selling his soul selling soul for the almighty dollar, as well as greedy men in suits, 20-something dudes with smart mouths, who had no clue about his 20 year struggle to make it in the acting game, nor did they care. He started out having high hopes of achieving stardom, but now was reduced to dressing up like a giant green blob and mouthing the words, 'Vegetables are good for you, kids!" His wasn't even the voice the kid's heard, no, apparently he was too dumb to memorize six little words. It was a recording, how degrading! He knew he should just walk away and let some other starving actor play the Jolly Green Oversized Advertisement, but that was precisely why he wouldn't--it was either play the massive green freak, or starve. He was just one of 19 other unfortunates who had been hired to go to elementary schools nationwide, and spread the word about the heath benefits of vegetables to kids. "My kingdom for a carrot stick!", please!

 

     As he looked at his reflection in the mirror to make sure his butt wasn't hanging out or something, how had his dreams fallen so far? He bitterly said to himself, "And the moral of this story is 'Try for a job digging ditches. At least you'd retain some form of pride, look at me kids--do you really want to end up this way?"

 

The End

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

 

       

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Rana]

You added the touch from the fairy tales to this profound little tale and that made this tale charming and warming while you remind the readers of the sad reality. This story made me think a lot. Bad news? I'm going to spew my thoughts right here. The world is so full of people that it is also so full of talents and Darwin's words 'Survival of the Fittest' come to show their meaning. This story warns the million kids out there who are aspiring to be famous actors to not come blindly after it. I liked this piece best for it being so realistic.

[Michael Stevens]

Thanks Rana, I wrote this piece for a writing contest, but got disqualified because I somehow didn't get the ending phrase 'and the moral of the story is...' exactly right, although now that I read it again I can't see what I did wrong. I guess I should have stuck to my moral code, the one that says, "And the moral of this rejection crap is thou shall not waste your time trying to make someone else happy!"

[Rana]

Can't see anything wrong either, or the reason behind the disqualification. I guess your moral code rightly sums it up. Anyway, I'm glad you could write this meaningful piece of story. Also, don't let it stop you from entering other contests. Just for fun :)

[Michael Stevens]

Thanks, but I'm not crazy about contests, and try to avoid them, but I momentarily came OFF THE RAILS!

[Rana]

Ah, but you never know where the off-tracks may lead you! Maybe someplace good.

[Michael Stevens]

True, or it may lead to somewhere even farther off-track, and then you get ALL turned around!

[Rana]

Owh, that's possible too i know, so choosing off-tracks needs a lot of care.

[Michael Stevens]

Agree 100%!

[Marie]

Somebody has to do it. At least he'd in show business.

[Michael Stevens]

True, I guess; poor b*****d!