The Quest to Enter College
by Kevin Ov
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there lived a young man named Arthur. He was very poor and uneducated. He couldn’t even finish reading a short novel. He had very few friends, and even those friends soon left him by himself to pursue their own goals. All alone, Arthur felt that he was left behind and needed a goal for himself, so he prayed to God for help.
One morning, while Arthur was going about his business, he felt the earth shake and the sky thunder. He looked up at the sky and there was something massive descending down from heaven. God spoke then spoke to Arthur, “Arthur I have heard your prayers and have decided to test you, you shall pursue this goal like your life depends on it. If you fulfill this task I will grant you all of Britain to reign over. You must enter College. Note you will face many Dangers and Tests along the way, such as the SAT and the ACT, but know that you will be rewarded greatly if you complete your task.” Arthur in very frail voice replied, “But my holy king, I am but a poor uneducated lad all by himself in the world. How will I ever be able to complete such a task?” While ascending back to heaven, God said, “You will have help along the way, only do not don’t give up,” and then vanished in the clouds.
Stunned from the sudden visit from God, Arthur barely noticed the presence of a handsome figure right in front of him. The figure spoke, “Hello, Arthur, I am Ayala, the Wise college counselor sent by God himself to assist you in your quest for college. I shall grant you one wish. Now what will it be.”
Now Arthur had the chance to wish for all the riches in the world. He could have even wished for the quest to be finished, but he asked the counselor, “Wise college counselor, please show me my fate.” With a wave of his hand Arthur’s surroundings changed.
Arthur saw a vision of him in public library studying for classes, such as History of the Royal Family and Peasant lifestyle, then switched to a scene of him combating the SAT and the ACT with his pencil, Excalibur. After that Ayala showed a scene where Arthur is filling out an enormous stack of applications for college with his worn out pencil. Before the fairy could show Arthur anything else Arthur shouted, “Stop that is enough these tasks do not interest in the least bit, now be gone.
Arthur being lazy couldn’t stand doing any of the things he saw in that vision. He gave up on the quest and went on with his life. He got squashed by a cow a few weeks later, and died. If only he went to school and studied, Arthur could have lived happily ever after.
