One day the little rich kid noticed a new bike in the store window. It had all the latest gadgets, including a fancy horn with six different sounds, an electric light powered by pedaling, and shock absorbers, to name a few. And it was gold plated to boot.
Well, Richie Rich looked in his wallet and noticed that he didn't have enough cash, and Allowance Day was a full 3 days away! What to do?
He went over to Kenny and asked him for the extra money, but Kenny told him "Mmph, mmph mmph mmph" - which means "I need to eat lunch with this money, and you're rich, so get it yourself!"
Next Richie went over to Bart, who told him, "Like I'm rolling in dough. What's in it for me?" Richie replied that he'd eventually give back the money, but Bart just turned him down.
Finally Richie asked Bobby Hill for the extra cash. "I'd love to help, but I'm saving this money to buy Mama a nice doiley for Mother's Day. Why don't you just wait a few days for your allowance?"
Despondent, Richie went back home. Three days later, they all saw him riding around on his shiny new bike, seemingly happy as could be.
However, the next morning Bobby Hill was found dead with tire tracks all over his body. Bicycle tires. At the funeral, Bart's whoopee cushion exploded before he was able to sneak it under Mrs. Hill's seat cushion, taking off his right arm and most of his face on that side. And Kenny, with instinct honed by great experience, barely escaped being stampeded by a herd of rabid lemmings, torn apart by teenage girls who were told he was Lance Bass, and being drowned by a freak tsunami in the Colorado mountains. So Richie had to personally walk up and put two between his eyes.
So the next time you hear that some filthy rich jerk wants your money for frivolous personal reasons and think that he should just be patient, remember that when there is a moral in the story, reasonable behavior can safely be ignored. |
