The Earth, the Cabbage World, and the Tinderbox

The Earth, the Cabbage World, 

and the Tinderbox

Duncan

Thirty years ago, my mother – who was eleven years old – got a cabbage plant from her teacher. When she got home, she put it in a better pot. When it got big enough, mom moved it to the garden.

One day they decided to eat it. So mom went out to the garden. When she got out to the garden, she pulled and PULLED, but no result. Exactly one second later, the ground began to rock and rock. Suddenly the Earth was a giant cabbage. Mom took out a tinderbox and set a fire. Then everything was back to normal.

Mom made cabbage soup, bread, butter, and other good things. They all had it for supper and enjoyed themselves.