Bob the Serious Duck

Stanley Ko

Stanley Ko

Second Place Winner, Age 8-9 Category | Fall into Fiction Short Story Contest 2023 | San José Public Library

Oh! Hello there! It is I, the mysterious narrator! This is a story about a duck in the world. He went by the name of Bob. Bob likes cheese so tries to eat all the cheese in the world! Along the way, he encounters other animals. He starts in fall, and ends in summer.
So let's meet Bob! POP! "Hello. My name is Bob." said Bob. "I am very serious and LOVE cheese." he added. "Ahhhh! That good stuff! Stretchy or stiff, sweet or savory, cheddar or mozzarella, it's all so good!" exclaimed Bob. "And I will eat all of it! That gooey thing!" said Bob. He will try to eat all the cheese in the world! So let the journey begin!

Fall

"This is when my adventure started." said Bob. "I was in my homeland. Wait. Where was my homeland? Let me think. Russia? Austria?" said Bob. Hurry up Bob! "Brazil? Ethiopia? Oh! It was Alaska." added Bob.
It was a chilly fall in Alaska. It was cold and snowy. While a bald eagle passed, a familiar duck was eating cheese for the first time in their life. "That's me!" said Bob. "This is when I ate cheese for the first time in my life." he said. Bob thought, Wow this is really tasty. So then, Bob started to think. Should I eat all the cheese in the world? So he decided to visit every inch on the world to eat cheese! And then winter came.

Winter

Hi again. This is your mysterious narrator speaking to you. Bob and I share the role as narrator. Moving on. It is a very wet but cold night in a Mongolian swamp. Our main character, who goes by the name of Bob is in this swamp. He will speak to you in just a moment.
POP! "Here I am!" said Bob. Hurry up Bob! We have a story to tell. "All right narrator. In winter, all food is scarce except for cheese." said Bob. "I found myself trying to cross a swamp." he added. "I asked a swarm of mosquitoes to carry me across." said Bob.
Flashback time! "can you carry me across?" bob asked. "sure." the mosquitoes buzzed. the mosquitoes started to carry bob across. now they have landed. "thank you!" said bob "you're welcome." replied the mosquitoes. "since we did a favor to you, now you do a favor to us!" they buzzed. they flied at top speed toward bob, while bob tried to run away. "It has been a long time since that happened, but it still scares me at the thought." said Bob. But luckily, I found stretchy mozzarella cheese. It healed me right back up! And it's spring!

Spring

Annnnd, we're back. Bob, you start. "Okay narrator." said Bob. "I'm just brushing my beak." Bob added. "Done." said Bob. "In spring I was in New Zealand." said Bob. Did you hear that? So it was a warm and sunny day with koalas and kangaroos and stuff. Something bad probably happened but I'll leave it to you, Bob. "Right. It was a very sunny day in New Zealand and I was just strolling around, looking for cheese. Then, I spotted a koala with cheese. Oh that beautiful cheese! It was all good and melty in this very good day. So I asked the koala if I can have the cheese. He said no. I was furious!! That very good cheese that I really wanted to eat in someone else's hands? No Fair! I was going to eat it!! So I tried to steal it fr-"said Bob.
Let me guess. Does it involve getting thrown in the sea by a koala? "Funnily enough, it does. How did you guess?" said Bob. It's obvious. Isn't it people? Huh? Well, back to the story. Go on Bob. "So I tried to steal it from him. He did not like it. Turns out, he was WAY stronger than he looked because he whirled me around his head and threw me into the sea. Pretty weird. Right? Luckily, I am a duck and can survive in the water. So I swam right back and went to the koala. I waited until he slept. Once he did I stole the cheese. Finally! And I stole it from him! MWA HA HA HA!!" finished Bob. You know, that's just evil Bob. "Who cares? This story is about me getting cheese! And nothing else!! MWA HA HA HA!!" said Bob let's just go to the last chapter.

Summer

Summer time!! By the way, Bob stopped being evil because this is his favorite chapter. This is not that much about cheese. So Bob, want to start? "YES! So as you all know this is the last chapter. Last and best! So, let's start! It was a great summer day as I was walking in Costco looking for cheese." said Bob. Bob likes to shop in Costco! I never knew that! Go on Bob.
"Well, I was looking for cheese but bumped into some weird creatures called ‘Humans'. They are WEIRD! They have no scales, fur, or feathers! Well anyway, I accidently bought something called ‘Bacon'. I decided to eat it. So I sort of fried it then ate it. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD. I wanted a lot more bacon! It was better than cheese! So I went back to Costco and spent a few thousand dollars on a LOT of bacon. Man! I bought a lifetime supply on bacon! I enjoyed it so much! That great meaty taste followed by the crispy texture! So I decided to eat all the bacon in the world!" said Bob. Well, looks like our show is over! So round of applause please! And remember, when you're eating bacon or cheese, give some to Bob or he'll be extra mad and evil at you. And I mean it. Okay? So. . .

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