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Once upon a time in an ordinary house, in 

an ordinary town, lived an ordinary boy 

named Oliver, or Ollie for short.

Every morning Ollie woke up at 

the usual time and ate a standard 

breakfast; regular oatmeal and 

toast. After he completed his 

normal routine, Ollie set out to 

start his day. 

Ollie   was on his usual trip to see Mr. 

Smith down at the apple orchard when he 

happened upon something very unusual.A 

cart full of strange items being pulled by 

a zebra! The zebra was being led by a very 

oddly dressed girl. "Salutations!" 

screeched the girl. "I am the Incredible 

Lady Bea! Have you come to sample my 

wares?""Um..." Ollie murmured. "Well of 

course you have! Come, come! You look like 

you could use more octopus in your life. 

It just so happens I have one left," 

beamed   Bea.

This was all very out of the ordinary for Ollie. He 

wasn't sure how to respond. "No thank you. I don't have 

time to shop. It will completely throw off my daily 

schedule" Ollie told Bea. Bea could hardly comprehend 

that someone could have their whole day mapped out on a 

schedule. That is no way to live, she decided. "Don't 

worry. I have the perfect thing for you, free of charge" 

Bea said as she dug through the items in her cart. "Ah, 

here they are," she exclaimed. "What are they?" asked 

Ollie. "Just what you need! Eat one bean in the morning 

to   enhance your day. Go ahead, have one now," begged 

Bea. Ollie felt uneasy but was eager to leave and get 

back to his familiar routine, so he took the can from Bea 

and cautiously ate one   bean. Bea grinned knowingly and 

told Ollie to enjoy his day as she led her cart of 

oddities off down the road. 

Ollie went about his day on alert for 

any abnormal effects from the bean.  

He headed home around sunset and 

laughed at how silly he felt for being 

worried about a bean! Other than 

encountering the peculiar girl that 

morning, his day was completely 

ordinary. That night, he fell asleep 

with a smile.

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