Larry the Cable Guy
Image by Steve Snowden
There was once a man who cable installer. He was happy with
his job and he would always do the best job possible. Then one day he had to do
an install at a tri level mansion. Seeing everything that was in this house
made the cable installer sad. He finished the job and left. Though this time
when he left the job he felt unsatisfied with himself. He wished he had all the
riches that the man who owned the house did. Then right after he thought this a
voice in his head said,” Your wish is my command.”
Later that evening he arrived home in shock. His small one-bedroom
house had turned into a tri level mansion. He loved it. Seeing that he had
become rich he quite his job and started a new life. He felt unsatisfied with
his new life style after a while though. He wanted to do more. He was watching T.V.
one day and saw the CEO of a company giving a speech and showing power over the
company. The man than though to himself that he wished he was a CEO. Once again,
a voice came over and said,” Your wish is my command.”
The next day the man awoke to being named the CEO of a new business.
He did not abuse his power while in the is position but like with be rich he
soon became bored. Now the man had a taste of power he wished for more so that
he could control nature. He thought to himself that he was the moon so he could
control the oceans. Once again, a voice came over and said,” Your wish is my
command.”
The man then became the moon. He controlled all the waves of
the ocean. But as before he became bored but also, he was tired of having so
much power. He saw fish every day in the ocean and thought their lives were
simple. So, he thought to himself that he wanted to be a fish in the sea. Once
again, a voice came over and said,” Your wish is my command.
The man loved being a fish with nothing to do and freedom to
swim around all day. One day though the man got caught in a fishing net and was
being taken to a fish cannery. Before he dies as a fish the man thought to himself
he wanted to be a cable man again. From that day on the man appreciated everything
that he had and never wished for anything to complex again.
Author notes: The original story is “The Stonecutter”. It
the story he first wishes for the riches of a wealthy person and their
lifestyle. Then he wishes that he could be a prince. Then he wishes that he
could be the sun. Then he wishes he could be a stone and a stonecutter came
along to cut him and he wishes to be a man again and realized his stonecutter
life was just fine even if he didn’t have it all.
bibliography: source story and author: The Stonecutter by Andrew Lang
