The Turnip and the Cabbage

A Turnip and a Cabbage are walking down the street. This may seem a might peculiar as they hadn't any feet. Before you judge and criticize, I beg your minds to wander. To take a moment just to see on what the herbage ponders. The Cabbage says, 'The sun is out, it makes a lovely day. It is nice to see the other Plants we meet along the way.' The Turnip nods approvingly, the Cabbage is his chum. For every day they walk this way... they both begin to hum. There are no words, no songs they know, they no not how to sing. But they cannot miss what they do not know so no sadness does it bring. They leave the street and find a trail leading to a brook. Where they find a tree, a friend of theirs... looking at a book. 'What do you have?' The Turnip says with interest in his voice. 'Something bad, you should not see... I leave it to your choice.' Tree hands the book, which Turnip takes while Cabbage jumps to see. They flip the pages, both in awe, they gasp and ask the tree. 'Where did you get this?' Such a story, we do not believe our eyes. What Plant would write of such a state? It surely must be lies.' The tree responds, 'These sad affairs happened long ago. By a species less developed with little wisdom to bestow. They were unkind... some cruel and dark, always out for more. They hated all... were prone to cheat, they invented a thing called War. They fought tooth and nail for shiny objects, over which they fussed. Destroyed themselves... their culture gone, a victim to their lust.' The Cabbage and the Turnip let out a cushioned sigh. But Turnip strains, 'I am still confused. What does the book imply?' Tree thinks a bit, 'It was Nature's way to cleanse our treasured Earth. To fight disease and cure infection... saving only things of worth.' So to those of you who doubt this tale, forgive my little rant. But take from this most people lack... the brains God gave a Plant. The End *Follow my cartoon at Webtoon Bob's Your Uncle.