Week 1 Story: Robbin the Bobbin

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Robbin is most definitely the largest man in the entire world. He is a man who is demanding, controlling and just plain pushy. No one ever wants to be around him because, to put it simply, he is a big burden. Not only that, he eats everything in sight. Robbin lives in a small neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts and none of his neighbors like to associate with him. Most people say they don't see Robbin anywhere except the grocery store and restaurants. The problem is, he is eating all of the food that is supposed to be for the entire community and there is never enough left to feed anyone else. He eats enough to feed about 100 people each day. Every time he makes a trip to the grocery store, he almost clears out every aisle. His home is filled with food; each room has been made into extra pantries to store all his food in. If someone doesn't put this man on a diet, the food shortages will never get better! His neighbors are worried about him hogging all the fresh food. They say, "He doesn't care about anyone but himself!" 

One day, a women is determined to put a stop to his ridiculous eating habits. She puts on her favorite workout outfit and marches over to his house with her personal trainer by her side. They pound on his door until he dramatically swings it open. The two women couldn't help but stare at Robbin in shock. He just never stops getting bigger and bigger. They start by asking if they can come in. He scolds, "What do you two want, I'm busy!" The trainer took a deep breath and asked the man if they could discuss a dietary plan. 

That was a big mistake. The man roared with anger and slammed the door in their face. Although their plan was not successful, a moving truck was seen in front of his house just a few days later. Men were loading up all of his food into the truck and he took off, never to be seen again. 

Author's Note: 

In the original tale, Robbin the Bobbin eats a cow, an ox, the church, the steeple and all of the people. I recreated the story, using the same character and theme, but I changed the plot to something a little bit more realistic (but still very exaggerated). 

Bibliography: This story is based on the nursery rhyme "Robbin the Bobbin" in The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang. Web Source.