Originally Posted by Post #712

There once was a wizard named Tiberius. He owned a large puffapod garden, and he would run through this garden and sing to his wonderful plants as often as he could. Tiberius was one of those wizards who believed that each of his puffapods had feelings, which was why he sang to them nearly every day. But he could tell that his friends were not exactly the happiest of plants when he couldn't come out and play with them. Today was one of those days.

"I am terribly sorry that I did not visit yesterday, my dear friends," old Tiberius cooed, giving each puffapod a pat on the petals as he walked by them. "It was raining, and I had no umbrella to keep me dry."

Before the man was finished with his apology, the puffapods began to move about happily. Without a moment of hesitation, Tiberius began to sing a lullaby his mother used to sing to him when he was a baby. His singing seemed to have a peculiar affect on the plants, as their roots gradually came out of the ground and they started to dance around him. This did not surprise Tiberius at all. In fact, this was something that he always loved witnessing.

For many hours, Tiberius sang and the puffapods danced. It seemed like the fun would never end. But a terrible creature suddenly jumped out of the woods. The creature started stomping on the puffapods with its feet and put them in its mouth. The old man didn't notice something was going terribly wrong until the puffapods started running toward his house. When he turned around, he saw a gigantic mountain troll was terrorizing his plants.

"Excuse me, troll," he said, poking the troll's leg with his wand. "But you are squishing and eating my friends. I'd appreciate it if you did not do that."

Tiberius was pushed to the side by the troll. He watched as it roared angrily at him and scooped up another puffapod that hadn't found refuge in his home. Pulling himself up from the ground, Tiberius pointed his wand at the troll's face. He did not understand what it had told him for he did not speak the grunting language of the trolls. So he quickly flicked his wand and asked, "Why do you continue to eat my friends after I asked you not to?"

The troll looked down at him, confused as to why Tiberius had not run away like the majority of his plants. "Because I'm hungry!" it simply answered. Then it started chasing after a brave risk-taking puffapod, which had made a run for the house after leaving its hiding place behind a bush.

That was when Tiberius had an idea.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" he shouted after the troll. He would not tolerate the creature eating more of his plants. They were scared, which upset him greatly. This was a place of happiness, not fear and destruction.

After the troll had turned around to look at him, Tiberius declared, "You are going to stop chasing after my puffapods this very moment. What did they ever do to you?" He knew that they had not done a single wrong to the mountain troll, so he was not surprised at all when the troll kept quiet and looked at the ground.

"So this is what is going to happen. First you are going to make the puffapods' bed since you destroyed that with your feet. I spent a very long time making a comfortable environment for them to stay in. Next you are going to apologize to my friends. This kind of a fright is not good for their petals, which many seemed to have fallen off." Tiberius paused for a moment, letting that entire message sink in the troll's mind. But then he smiled up at the troll and added, "Once you have done so, I will make us some supper."

Without saying a single word, the troll did as Tiberius said. It started running its hands through the earth and made rows for the puffapods. As the troll was doing this, curious puffapods slowly made their way out of the house. They couldn't help put dig their roots into the soil and wiggle with delight. When all

Originally Posted by Post #713

There once was a wizard named Tiberius. He owned a large puffapod garden, and he would run through this garden and sing to his wonderful plants as often as he could. Tiberius was one of those wizards who believed that each of his puffapods had feelings, which was why he sang to them nearly every day. But he could tell that his friends were not exactly the happiest of plants when he couldn't come out and play with them. Today was one of those days.

"I am terribly sorry that I did not visit yesterday, my dear friends," old Tiberius cooed, giving each puffapod a pat on the petals as he walked by them. "It was raining, and I had no umbrella to keep me dry."

Before the man was finished with his apology, the puffapods began to move about happily. Without a moment of hesitation, Tiberius began to sing a lullaby his mother used to sing to him when he was a baby. His singing seemed to have a peculiar affect on the plants, as their roots gradually came out of the ground and they started to dance around him. This did not surprise Tiberius at all. In fact, this was something that he always loved witnessing.

For many hours, Tiberius sang and the puffapods danced. It seemed like the fun would never end. But a terrible creature suddenly jumped out of the woods. The creature started stomping on the puffapods with its feet and put them in its mouth. The old man didn't notice something was going terribly wrong until the puffapods started running toward his house. When he turned around, he saw a gigantic mountain troll was terrorizing his plants.

"Excuse me, troll," he said, poking the troll's leg with his wand. "But you are squishing and eating my friends. I'd appreciate it if you did not do that."

Tiberius was pushed to the side by the troll. He watched as it roared angrily at him and scooped up another puffapod that hadn't found refuge in his home. Pulling himself up from the ground, Tiberius pointed his wand at the troll's face. He did not understand what it had told him for he did not speak the grunting language of the trolls. So he quickly flicked his wand and asked, "Why do you continue to eat my friends after I asked you not to?"

The troll looked down at him, confused as to why Tiberius had not run away like the majority of his plants. "Because I'm hungry!" it simply answered. Then it started chasing after a brave risk-taking puffapod, which had made a run for the house after leaving its hiding place behind a bush.

That was when Tiberius had an idea.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" he shouted after the troll. He would not tolerate the creature eating more of his plants. They were scared, which upset him greatly. This was a place of happiness, not fear and destruction.

After the troll had turned around to look at him, Tiberius declared, "You are going to stop chasing after my puffapods this very moment. What did they ever do to you?" He knew that they had not done a single wrong to the mountain troll, so he was not surprised at all when the troll kept quiet and looked at the ground.

"So this is what is going to happen. First you are going to make the puffapods' bed since you destroyed that with your feet. I spent a very long time making a comfortable environment for them to stay in. Next you are going to apologize to my friends. This kind of a fright is not good for their petals, which many seemed to have fallen off." Tiberius paused for a moment, letting that entire message sink in the troll's mind. But then he smiled up at the troll and added, "Once you have done so, I will make us some supper."

Without saying a single word, the troll did as Tiberius said. It started running its hands through the earth and made rows for the puffapods. As the troll was doing this, curious puffapods slowly made their way out of the house. They couldn't help put dig their roots into the soil and wiggle with delight. When all of