Thread:Ripto22475/@comment-29867471-20171201224949/@comment-29867471-20180312200045

Plato: Why the long face, Raph?

Raphael: I guess this morning I loved money more than my mom.

Plato: Hmm... tell us what happened.

(A flashback shows Raph's temporary house, where Raph storms out in frustration with Ice Cream Kitty coming out.)

Ice Cream Kitty: Meow.

Raphael: Then I'll get my own money! Sometimes... sometimes I wish you weren't my mom!

(He closes the door and steps on Ice Cream Kitty's tail carelessly.)

Ice Cream Kitty: MEOW!!!

(Tang Shen watches Raph leave, while she's heartbroken.)

Raphael: I didn't really mean it...

(Flashback ends.)

Raphael: ...but I was mad.

Aurora: Anger makes us do foolish things. Follow me.

(Aurora takes her friends to a rock wall of drawings of a hawk with a river stream.)

Aurora: Once a famous warrior lost his temper and regretted it for the rest of his life. Genghis Khan was a great Mongol leader more than 700 years ago when he wasn't leading armies. He liked to hunt with his faithful companion: a trained hawk.

Genghis Khan: Ah... I wouldn't mind a nice drink of water, would you?

(The hawk screeches with agreement as Genghis Khan takes a cup out of his bag and scoops some water out of a nearby pond and prepares to drink some. The hawk, sensing danger from the water, screeches in terror and knocks the cup out of Genghis Khan's right hand, spilling the water and making his owner upset. Genghis is completely unaware of the danger in the water.)

Genghis Khan: That was foolish, my friend.

(He picks his cup back up, fills it up with water, and tries to drink some of it again, but the hawk, screeching in horror, knocks it out of his hand. Genghis becomes angry of this.)

Genghis Khan: What's gotten into you?

(The hawk screeches, trying to tell him of the danger of the water. Genghis Khan couldn't listen and fills up his cup again. The hawk knocks his cup again and Genghis draws his sword out.)

Genghis Khan: This is my last warning!

(He fills up his cup again and the hawk, seeing Genghis couldn't listen, knocks his cup again. Genghis became fed up.)

Genghis Khan: Er! I warned you, foolish bird!

(The hawk screeches in horror as Genghis Khan slashes him with his sword, fatally injuring the bird as he dies.)

Genghis Khan: Now, I get my drink!

(As he reaches for his cup, he finally sees something in the water: a dead venomous snake! Its venom had poisoned the water.)

Genghis Khan: The water is poisoned. What have I done?!

(He runs up to his dead comrade's body.)

Genghis Khan: You saved my life... my faithful friend... In return, I took yours... For that... I am truly sorry...

(The hawk has a sad expression, now that he's dead. The story then ends.)

Aurora: He hurt the one he loved most, but being sorry could not bring back his loyal friend.

Mona Lisa: Weird; he controlled armies, but he couldn't control his own temper.

Raphael: That sounds familiar.

Plato: You know, Raph, self-discipline, controlling your behavior, is not an easy thing to learn. (Raph frowns) It takes practice. When I was young, I was so impatient to see the world. I didn't pay attention to wonders that were here, right under my nose. I've never--

Socrates: Excuse me! I don't mean to be rude or anything, but can we get to the point?! Meow!

Plato: It's like they say: all good things come to those who wait. And sometimes, those who won't wait, pay dearly as in one of my favorite stories called... The Magic Thread.