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There was a man who had three young daughters, and one day
he decided to ask each of his daughters how much they loved him. He said to his
first daughter, who was the youngest, “Lauren, how much do you love Daddy?”
Lauren replied, “I love you as much as I love Christmas.”
Knowing his youngest daughter really loved Christmas, the
man was very satisfied with this answer. Then he said to his middle daughter,
“Paige, how much do you love Daddy?”
Paige answered, “I love you as much as a fish loves water.”
Knowing water was obviously very important to fish, the man
was also very satisfied with this answer. Then he said to his oldest daughter,
“Sara, how much do you love Daddy?”
Sara replied, “I love you as much as Paula Deen loves
butter.”
This answer perplexed the man. He did not watch much
television, so he did not know who Paula Deen was, or how much she loved
butter. Very upset with this answer, the man replied, “After all I have done
for you, you only love me as much as some woman loves butter?! For that, I want
you to go out for three weeks and try to make it on your own. At the end of the
three weeks, we will see if you still only love me as much as Paula Deen loves
butter!”
Before Sara could try to make her argument and explain whom
Paula Deen was, she was out on the front porch with nothing but the clothes on
her back. Realizing there was no way she was going to convince her father to
let her back in the house, she set out to look for work.
After walking a few miles she came across a watermelon farm
with a “Help Wanted” sign hanging on the fence. She walked up to the front door
of the house and knocked. An old man answered the door and said, “Can I help
you?”
“Yes,” Sara replied. “I have been kicked out of my house need
a job. I noticed your sign on your fence and wondered if you could help me out?”
“Well, as it turns out,” said the old man, “there is some
work that you could do. Come inside and we will discuss the details.”
Sara went inside, and the old man informed her of all the
tasks she would be doing. He had just hired a young man to help him around the
farm, so it would be Sara’s job to help his wife around the house. The two
agreed that Sara would work for the old man’s wife in exchange for room and
board, and she began work the next day.
Two weeks had passed, and back at home the man and his two
daughters were really beginning to miss Sara. As a way to take his mind off of
things, the man turned on the television. There was a cooking show airing,
hosted by none other than Paula Deen. After watching for just a few minutes, he
realized that he had made a mistake.
Early the next morning, the man set out to find his
daughter. He was walking past the watermelon farm when he saw Sara and a young
man out working in the yard. Excited that he had found his daughter, the man
ran up to Sara and wrapped her in his arms.
He apologized for being so hard on her and admitted that he
made a mistake, and begged her to come back home. As it turned out, Sara and
the young man that had been working for the old farmer had grown quite fond of
each other. Sara told her father that the only way she would come back was if
Danny could come back with them.
Sara’s father agreed to this, and the three of them returned
home. The next week Sara and Danny were married, and they all lived happily
ever after.
Author’s Note
This story was based on the English Fairy Tale, Cap O' Rushes. In the original story, there is a king who has three daughters. He asks
each of his daughters how much they love him. Two of the daughters give
satisfying answers, but one does not. As a result, she is kicked out of the
house. She disguises herself, begins to search for work, and ends up working as
a servant in a house. However, in the original story, there is a “Cinderella element.”
There were dances held for all of the servants. The girl would take off her
disguise and go to the dances. After attending the dances three times, there
was a wealthy young man who fell in love with her. However, she would never
reveal her identity to him. Despite her mysterious ways, the young man gave her
a ring. It was not until the girl made a meal, which she had slipped the ring
into, that the young man figured out who she was. Shortly after, they were
married. The girl’s father was at the wedding and realized the mistake he made,
and then they all lived happily ever after.
Sorry for such a long summary, but there was a lot that
happened in that story! In an effort to make my story shorter, I cut out the “Cinderella
element,” and just cut right to the chase of my love story.
Bibliography
Book: English Fairy Tales
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Year: 1890
Web Source: Un-Textbook
Shelbi I think your did a great job in retelling this story, and in paraphrasing it to make it the condensed version. I did not read this unit but could see how lengthy the original must be from your Author's note. It seems like you did a great job in picking what elements were really needed to keep the same message as the original story. When I read your title I was very intrigued as to how Paula Dean and butter were going to fit into your story and was thoroughly amused. Very creative!
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun read! This was among the more humorous story retellings I’ve read for this class. You showed a lot of creativity here, and I like how you gave the father a rather humorous reason for repenting of his ways and taking his daughter back. The style is quite smooth to, unobtrusive and relaxed. This was definitely a Cinderella-like story of a very different kind.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Shelbi!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very humorous version of your original story. The character I feel the most for is the father, who has obviously missed out on watching such a great character like Paula Deen. Seriously though it was a great story with humorous twists and I plan on glancing through some more of your stories for the bonus.
Shelbi, I feel like you really put a creative spin on all your stories! Instead of simply retelling them, you take the main story line and add your own creative elements and characters. The answer of each daughter was really cute, and it was neat that you added a more modern element of someone our generation might know, but older ones may not - like Paula Deen. Overall, this story was very cute and funny - great job!
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