Once upon
a time, there was a truck farm in mountainous area. There were some kinds of
vegetables, such as carrot, cabbage and broccoli planted there. All of those
plants could speak, move, run, dance, sing like a human. Carrot, cabbage and
broccoli were a different kind of vegetables. Although they were different,
they loved each others. Carrots were orange, long, pointed foot, and had green
straight hair. Carrot’s family had a boy named Rout, he was smaller than his
family. Cabbages were white, big, and round, they walked by rolling their
bodies. Cabbage’s family also had a boy named Cabb. Broccolies were little
green at their bodies and had green frizzy hair. They had a little girl named
Colly. Rout, Cabb and Colly were friend. They were always together. They
played, laughed, and ran together. Every time they were together and nothing
could separate them.
One
morning, Colly and Rout were siting down under a big mango tree.They called him
Mr Mang. Colly and Rout were waiting for
Cabb. They promised to meet and play together in that place. “Where is Cabb? He
is so long. Not he know that we are waiting for him?”, asked Colly to Rout.
Rout just lied down under the mango tree and kept silent, he didn’t answer the
Colly’question.
“Hey Rout,
don’t be quiet! I ask you. Answer me!” Colly was angry.
“Ssstt...
calm down, Colly. I think Cabb is still on the way. So please be calm and don’t
scream to me, I don’t like it!”, said Rout.
Mr Mang
said, “ Hey little boy and little girl, why are you fighting? You disturb me
you know”.
“We are so
sorry Mr Mang”, said Colly and Rout.
In the
other place, Cabb was eating his breakfast on his dining table. He forgot that
he had a promise with his friends, Colly and Rout. Mrs Cabbage entered the
dining room and saw at her son. She said, “Hey boy, what are you doing? Why
don’t you go outside to play with your friends, Colly and Rout?”. Cabb startled
and stopped eating when he listened to her mother about Colly and Rout.
Suddenly he remembered his promise, he jumped from his chair, he left his food
and ran out the room by rolling his body. He went to the field where he
promised to meet his friends.
In the
field, Colly and Rout were still waiting for Cabb. Mr Mang which was so high
saw that Cabb was rolling and came there. Mr Mang said, “ Hey, look there! Cabb
is rolling and come here.” He pointed to northern with his branch. Then, Colly
and Rout also looked at the northern, they saw Cabb was rolling himself
quickly.
After a
while, Cabb came and panted. He stood by
Colly and Rout. He seemed afraid if his friends would be angry with him. “I am
so sorry friends. Please don’t be angry with me. I forget if we have promise
until my mother put in mind of our promise.”, said Cabb to his friends. Colly
just kept silent, she didn’t respon. Then, Rout said, “It’s okay Cabb. Don’t
worry, we won’t be angry with you.”
“But why
are you quiet Colly? Are you angry with me?”, asked Cabb to Colly.
“No, I am
not. I don’t want to fight with you. We are friends, so I will forgive you.”
said Colly.
“Okay
friends, we get on together now, so we will play football, won’t you?” asked
Rout to his friends.
“No,no,no,no,no...”
Colly shouted. “I won’t. Not you know that I am a girl? I don’t want to play
football. What if we play a doll, cooking, or.....” Colly didn’t continue her
speech yet, because Rout cut it. He really didn’t want to play the game which
were mentioned by Colly.
“No.. I
don’t agree with you. Football is a good idea.” said Rout.
Then, they
were fighting, but of course it was just an acting. Colly and Rout ran down,
they were chasing at the ground. While Cabb just looked at them and said, “I
love you friends.” then he also followed his friends. Cabb, Colly and Rout were
chasing together, they looked so happy.
After a
while, Cabb stopped running. “I am tired friends”, said Cabb. Then he laid
under Mr. Mang. Colly and Rout also followed Cabb to lay under Mr Mang. “Are
you tired child?” asked Mr Mang to them, but no one answered. They were asleep.
The wind breezed around and made them sleepy. They slept little long because of
tiredness.
Suddenly
someone screamed. “Aaaaaaaaa.....”. It was Cabb’s sound. Colly and Rout
startled and woke up. “What’s the matter Cabb?” asked Rout. “What’s wrong with
you?” asked Colly.
“I have a
nightmare friends. Something terrible happen and make us separated. I’m afraid
friends. What if it will really happen. I don’t want it”, said Cabb to his friends.
Colly and
Rout tried to calm their friend, Cabb.
“Don’t
worry Cabb, it wil not happen. We are best friends, so nothing can separated
us”, said Rout.
Colly
said, “Yeahh..Rout is right, it will be well, so don’t worry cabb!”
After
that, their parents called them to return home, because it started dark. Cabb,
Colly and Rout walked together to their home while thought about Cabb’s dream.
They were really worried if the dream came true.
The next
morning, the truck farm area was so quiet. No one went out from their house.
Suddenly there was a woman came to this farm. She was the owner of this farm.
“Today is harvesttime. I must pick all of my vegetables and sell them.” said
the woman.
Then, the
woman started to pick carrots, cabbages, and broccolies in her garden, Cabb,
Colly and Rout were also picked too. They were entered into a big sack by the
woman. They cried, they screamed, they wanted to get loose from the sack, but
the woman didn’t hear them, she couldn’t hear what they spoke.
Mr Mang
looked the incident. He cried too, his tears left her eyes. He was sad to see
his friends. He said “ Ohh.. you are so pity friends, I am sad looking you cry.
I hope you will be well there.”
Then the
woman brought them to a traditional market and sold them. The woman was so glad
because she got much money by sold the vegetables.
The next
morning, in a kitchen, there is a big pan on a stove. The pan contained of
water. There were also some vegetables on the table, carrot, cabbage, and
broccoli. They were Rout, Cabb and Colly. That morning, a young woman bought
them in the market. She wanted to make a soup.
“I am so
glad friends, although I will die, but we are still together.” said Colly.
“You’re
right Colly, the young lady will cook us become a soup, so we will be still
together until we die.” said Rout.
“Yeah..friends.
Yesterday, we gathered in a garden, and now we will gather in a soup bowl.”
said Cabb.
They cried
but they were happy. That’s the end of the story. Friendship is a immutable,
and nothing couldn’t separate a friendship.
