It’s the last Wednesday in September and the last of the “take a breaks” that feature apples. I wanted to do something very special. I was inspired by David Sedaris new book, a series of fables using animals This started me thinking how apples have become part of stories and myths-Adam and Eve’s downfall from eating an apple in the Garden of Eden; Snow White falling into a deep sleep thanks to a poisonous apple; and it was an irate apple tree that pelted the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy and Scarecrow with fruit on their way to Oz. Since this is a blog about health, we can’t forget “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
Today’s break is to write a short fable, story, myth or phrase involving apples. Cartoons also would be fun. Below is my quick attempt at a story.
A gala and a concord apple were resting in their respective bins at the local grocery store. The Gala commented that the music was too loud, while the Concord didn’t mind the music but detested the grubby hands touching her skin. “What’s the problem? Am I not shinny enough? Always touching but never buying,” she complained.
“Maybe it’s the music that’s causing your blemishes.”
“What blemishes?”
“Well I just thought that if people weren’t buying you maybe there was a problem with your skin.”
The Concord didn’t like this conversation one bit, and promptly replied how she was picked after the first frost so was guaranteed to be the best eating. The Gala insisted that she was so tasty they had to import her from another country.
Not an inspiring conversation, but that’s the way it went for several hours until someone bought both apples and put them in a bag along with three golden delicious apples, that were located three bins away.
Having been selected, they were quietly pleased when they were placed on the counter. “How many apples?” whined the 16-year-old clerk. “Three,” replied the customer. “So what kind are they? Ya got two reds and three greens. They should be bagged by type.” Weighed separately, even though they were all the same price per pound, the apples were once again in the same bag.
The customer and her two daughters proceeded to each eat one of the Golden Delicious Apples on their way home from the store. Yum!
As for the Gala and Concord apples, they ended up being stuck in the back of the refrigerator, under a pile of other fruits, and were promptly forgotten until the smell of rotting apples required their immediate removal to the compost pile.
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