Humanworld
It was a blistering hot summer day, but the Orca family was filled with anticipation. Several months earlier, Mr. Shamu Orca had desperately wanted to ensure that his son, Shamu Jr.’s, fifth birthday would be extra special, so he planned a vacation to the new and largely celebrated amusement park called Humanworld, located about one-thousand miles from their home. After hearing this fabulous news, Shamu Jr. jumped for joy, but Sharon, Shamu’s wife, was rather frustrated. “I can’t believe you would do something like this without asking me first,” snappped Sharon. “Don’t pretend to be doing this for Shamu Jr., I know how much you want to go to Humanworld. You are so helplessly childish! You would be the orca to organize an expensive, long, and dangerous trip to observe some mythical creature! Do you actually believe that there is such a thing as a human?” In response, Shamu simply turned around and walked out the door, knowing better than to challenge his wife. Nevertheless, Shamu was disappointed at the lack of faith that Sharon displayed. But Shamu Jr. had already been told, so the trip had …show more content…
They were satisfied with their experience, and wanted to get home before dark. “What’d I tell you, Sharon? I knew this trip would be a success!” exclaimed Shamu as they climbed into their car. “Oh fiddlesticks,” replied Sharon, “such a complete waste of time, energy, and money!” However, as Shamu glanced at his wife, he spotted a small smile cross her face. The Orca family talked often about their trip to Humanworld, and when Shamu Jr. grew up, he became the head human-trainer at the park. “See Sharon, aren’t you glad I planned that trip to Humanworld?” asked Shamu about twenty-five years later, when their son had just been named best trainer of the year. “Yes, I suppose I am,” answered Sharon with a grin, “I suppose I
It was a blistering hot summer day, but the Orca family was filled with anticipation. Several months earlier, Mr. Shamu Orca had desperately wanted to ensure that his son, Shamu Jr.’s, fifth birthday would be extra special, so he planned a vacation to the new and largely celebrated amusement park called Humanworld, located about one-thousand miles from their home. After hearing this fabulous news, Shamu Jr. jumped for joy, but Sharon, Shamu’s wife, was rather frustrated. “I can’t believe you would do something like this without asking me first,” snappped Sharon. “Don’t pretend to be doing this for Shamu Jr., I know how much you want to go to Humanworld. You are so helplessly childish! You would be the orca to organize an expensive, long, and dangerous trip to observe some mythical creature! Do you actually believe that there is such a thing as a human?” In response, Shamu simply turned around and walked out the door, knowing better than to challenge his wife. Nevertheless, Shamu was disappointed at the lack of faith that Sharon displayed. But Shamu Jr. had already been told, so the trip had …show more content…
They were satisfied with their experience, and wanted to get home before dark. “What’d I tell you, Sharon? I knew this trip would be a success!” exclaimed Shamu as they climbed into their car. “Oh fiddlesticks,” replied Sharon, “such a complete waste of time, energy, and money!” However, as Shamu glanced at his wife, he spotted a small smile cross her face. The Orca family talked often about their trip to Humanworld, and when Shamu Jr. grew up, he became the head human-trainer at the park. “See Sharon, aren’t you glad I planned that trip to Humanworld?” asked Shamu about twenty-five years later, when their son had just been named best trainer of the year. “Yes, I suppose I am,” answered Sharon with a grin, “I suppose I