Gather round little ones. Come sit by the fire and enjoy a tale as old as the land itself. A fortnight ago I weaved a tale of base treachery, loyalty, and loves lost. Now sit with me again my young friends as we journey to yet another time and place.
Many nights ago I recanted the tale of Gentle Ben upon the eve of the New Year. His base villainy went unpunished as he took his leave with our buffalo chicken dip.
It seems my friends that fate is not without a sense of irony. What has happened you ask? Did Gentle Ben meet his end? Was I forced to degrade myself by staining my knuckles with the blood of his treachery? No my friends. T'was something much much worse that has befallen Gentle Ben.
But before we delve into that dark chapter, first I must introduce you to my beloved wife's sister Annie. Annie is a kind and gentle soul. The kind who would nary lay a finger upon another living creature.
The problem is kind sweet Annie is my beloved's older sister. Once upon a time, long ago, Annie held a job with the Butler Auto Auction. Selling and buying used carriages for the noble folk of rural Pennsylvania.
Though all was not merry in Annie's world. She had once lived in a small palace with in the suburb of Bellvue. But sadly, it was not meant to be. The wicked witch raised the rent upon kind Annie, forcing her out like an urchin into the night.
With nowhere else to go, destitute and alone, Annie returned home to her father's domain. Suddenly an epiphany struck Annie upon returning home. Surely this will cut down upon the cost of my bills? Why must I continue to slave and toil in the depths of a stationary trailer?
So without further thought, Annie left her place of employ and began a life of carefree indulgence. Several weeks of unabashed revelry occur before Annie makes the life altering decision that she would like to take up a new mantle in life.
That of a noble bookstore clerk.
Now as kind and sweet as Annie is, she is not without her faults. She has the uncanny ability to divert responsibility and blame. Though not one to sully herself in physical altercations, Annie is more than willing to engage in mental warfare. The sheer assault upon the senses as she recites her favorite fairy posters in alphabetical order does more damage than a mere right cross.
Kind sweet Annie also bears a mark of shame. One that will never be washed clean. Yes my friends, it is true. Kind sweet Annie is being courted by none other than Gentle Ben. And has been for quite some time.
The relationship is fraught with peril and emotional pitfalls. Annie feels that Gentle Ben in his wealth should support her even though they are not betrothed. Gentle Ben, understandably, is wholeheartedly against this ludicrous claim.
My friends I bear witness to the shame of this relationship. I have seen Gentle Ben at his worst. And I have seen Kind sweet Annie at her worst. Believe me my friends when I say, they both could do better.
But alas, my sagely advice is largely ignored. Even fools with the best intentions are shunned because they are fools. I forewarned of the dangers of this courtship when my beloved wife received a phonecall earlier upon the morn as Gentle Ben had once again imbibed too much and with a slight slip of the tongue Gentle Ben nearly brought his entire relationship crashing down around his ears. Gentle Ben decided it would be a wise decision to kindly explain to Annie that he was not satisfied with their relationship.
You see my friends. There is one thing that will incite a man to rage and unseemly behavior. It is not spirits my friends. It is the shunning of sexual relations by a woman. Yes, gentle readers, Annie had decided to withhold sex due to a newfound sense of religious beliefs.
Their breakup lasting a lifetime, the birds no longer chirped, the sky was no longer blue, the food we ate had lost it's taste. I tell you my friends, that one day of separation was more than we all could stand as the two dejected lovers once again found their way back into the other's arms.
Now my friends for expediency's sake I shall fast track this tale. Upon receiving my lunch today, I telephoned my beloved wife. Panic set in as I heard the muffled word pregnancy. Had my wife partaken in some dalliances without my knowledge. Had the little soldier fired a live round? Nay my friends.
We could only be so fortunate.
You see my friends. Karma has a strange way of lifting your entire world upside down and then back again. The way of the world is beyond me and it would be a silly attempt for me to explain it any further.
My friends. Gentle Ben has impregnated Kind sweet Annie with his buffalo chicken dip stealing seed.
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