A Modern Parable: The Little Boy and the X-box

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Once upon a time there was a little boy who was determined to be the best at something, anything. He was a quiet little boy with few friends. No one disliked him at school, but no one liked him very much, either. The little boy was sure if he could succeed at something, then everyone would like him. He decided to take stock of what he was good at-and decided that he was best at playing video games on his X-box at home. However, he was not the best game player in the neighborhood. There were a few boys, mayb

e one or two, who occasionally beat him. So he resolved to become the best game player in his town.

Everyday, after school, the boy would hurry home to his television set. It did not matter if it was sunny and bright, or windy and rainy. Even on a nice day, there he would be, perfecting his twists and turns at the video console. Even in school, he would be thinking and dreaming about video games. From the efforts he put into the games, his scores improved. Whenever the other boys came to his home to pla

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Approximate Word count = 345
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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