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The War on Kool-Aid Terror
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 21:06
There were two groups of kids in the neighborhood. One group was known as Samâ€s group. Samâ€s group liked to have fun. The members of his group were free to say what they wanted and free to play with whatever toys they liked. They all had equal input when it came to deciding what type of tag to play. When they had Kool-aid stands, the kids worked together and got to keep all the money they made, so they could buy baseball cards, comic books, candy, and soda. It was a peaceful fun-loving group of kids.
The other group was known as Teddyâ€s group. Teddyâ€s group was the polar opposite of Samâ€s group. He didnâ€t let the members of his group make any decisions. He made all the plans and his members had to do what he said. The girls of the group were not allowed to play with the boys, and when they had Kool-aid stands the girls werenâ€t allowed to work. Plus, Teddy got to keep all the profits from the Kool-aid stands. He would buy things that he claimed were for the whole group, but he got to take them home every night and got to play with them whenever he wanted.
Despite being polar opposites, the two groups managed to get along just fine. Samâ€s group did their thing and Teddyâ€s group did theirs. Samâ€s group was quite well off. The neighborhood loved their Kool-aid stands, and Sam maximized profits by opening more stands and recruiting younger kids that worked for free mixing the Kool-aid. Teddy had just the one stand located in a very poor part of the neighborhood. He didnâ€t get any walk-through traffic. His profits were down, so he withheld even more from his group members.
Samâ€s group had all the luxuries. They were making enough money that every member was riding around on new bikes and playing with new baseball gloves. Samâ€s group was leading the neighborhood in Kool-aid sales, but one day Sam noticed a problem. Their sugar supply was running out. They would have to slow down their Kool-aid production or find sugar from somewhere else. Teddy on the other hand had a hearty supply of sugar, more sugar than he knew what to do with. Seeing the opportunity, Teddy offered to give Sam sugar if he was allowed to borrow his baseball glove. Not having any other options, Sam agreed. When Sam needed more sugar, Teddy said he would give him some if he could borrow Samâ€s new bike. Without any other options, Sam agreed. When Sam got low on sugar again, Teddy promised to give more if Sam was willing to give him part of his profits. Without any other options, Sam agreed.
Even with Teddy controlling the supply of sugar, Samâ€s group managed to make money from their Kool-aid stands. Samâ€s group kept growing larger and making more profit. The larger the group got and the more money it made, the more Teddy began to dislike them. He would preach to his members, cutting down Samâ€s group. He would call them pigs and other hateful terms. The stronger his resentment grew the tighter his chokehold on Samâ€s sugar grew.
One day, a mutual friend of the two groups informed Sam that Teddy was planning an attack. They heard Teddy had bought water balloons and filled them with colored water. The balloons would ruin the kidâ€s clothes and ensure a whooping at home by their parents. They also planned to put laxative in Samâ€s Kool-aid supply, so all his customers would get sick and destroy the groups business and way of life.
Knowing that Teddy was planning the attack, Sam decided to strike first. He gathered up the biggest members of his group and armed them with the most powerful water guns. He set up three water balloon slingshots across the street from Teddyâ€s tree house. He ran a garden hose from his parentâ€s sink that would reach across the street to Teddyâ€s. Sam gave fair warning, but Teddy refused to cooperate. Samâ€s group attacked, and Teddy hid behind his people, letting them take butt of the attack. The attack was quick and effective. Teddy was forced from his tree house and ran all the way home.
Because of the cold water in the guns, balloons, and garden hose, Teddy managed to catch pneumonia and had to stay in the house for the next couple of weeks. With Teddy gone, the members of his group were free to do what they wanted. They shared their sugar with Sam and learned to set up more Kool-aid stands of their own. They let the girls in the group play with them and allowed them to work. Pretty soon, Teddyâ€s group, without Teddy, was making just as much money as Samâ€s group. They were happy.
Life was good for all, but the neighborhood labeled Sam a bully. He ended up getting grounded by his parents for starting the water fight and giving Teddy pneumonia. Neighbors didnâ€t like the way Sam pushed the evil Teddy out of power and decided to not b
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