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ONCE UPON A TIME there lived a family of light 

bulbs known as the “Bulbers”. The Bulbers all 

combined their powers to light   a famous 

chandelier known as The Chandelier. Until a 

special day, the Chandelier was lit only by 

“Bulbers”. The Bulbers were normal light bulbs, 

but after the eldest Bulber finally retired, the 

chandelier needed a replacement. After several 

years of using the same Bulber bulbs, the 

members of The Chandelier expected the same 

type of replacement. 

The Bulber family was dead wrong.

When the they woke up the next night, they were shocked to 

find a new light bulb they had never seen before.

    “Who is that bulb?!” asked Bobby Bulb, a one-year-old 

member of the Bulber family.

    “Yeah, he’s kind of weird-looking...,” cried Johnny Bulber.

      “Hi, I’m Twirly Tom Glower!” said the bright new bulb. In 

fact, Twirly Tom burned brighter than anyone in the Bulber 

family.

       “No one cares!” barked the dimmer Bobby Bulb.

And all the other bulbs started to call him names.

Finally Twirly Tom began to 

become dimmer and dimmer 

until he almost seemed off.

Twirly Tom’s voice quickly faded. “Oh... sorry 

guys...” He was about to turn off when a bright 

green bulb came forward.

    “It’s nice to meet you Twirly! Don’t worry 

about the other lights bulbs. They just don’t like 

how you burn brighter than them.”

Twirly Tom flickered back on. “Oh, thanks mister! 

What’s your name?”

    “My name is Green Gus. The Bulbers made 

fun of me when I first came here, but I finally 

showed them my strengths.”

      “But... I don’t have any strengths! I flicker when I 

turn on, and I’m shaped differently than everyone else!” 

Twirly Tom began flickering again.

    “Don’t be silly! You burn so much brighter than the 

other bulbs! You waste less energy than the other! And 

it’s great that you’re shaped differently! The other bulbs 

are in the shape that works best for them, and you're in 

the shape that works for you!”

While Twirly Tom thought about this new idea, Green Gus turned to the Bulber 

family:

         “Bulbers, all of you have your own strengths and weaknesses: you guys 

might burn dimmer than Twirly Tom, but you can turn on instantly and you know 

how to use dimmer switches. Twirly Tom, on the other hand, burns brighter than 

you, but he flickers and he doesn’t know how to use dimmer switches. Everyone is 

different, but no one is better.”

Silence fell upon the Bulber family while they thought about these new ideas.

Johnny Bulber was to first to speak up: 

           “He’s right, guys. We shouldn’t be making fun of Twirly Tom! After all, we’re 

the dim ones.”

After everyone had a good laugh, they turned towards Tom.

         “We’re sorry that we made fun of you, Twirly. Maybe we can take you to 

dimmer class tomorrow!”

           Really?! I’ve always wanted to learn how to use a dimmer! I guess I could 

take you guys to efficiency class, and we could all learn new things!”

The next night, when 

a man walked into 

the chandelier-lit 

room, he found that 

the room was flooded 

in light. It didn’t 

matter which light 

bulb was producing 

more light, or which 

one flickered more. 

What mattered was 

that all of the light-

bulbs worked 

together to light his 

room, and that they 

all worked as a team.

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