Odysseus The Candyman
Once upon a time there was a
candyman named Odysseus. He was from the land called Candyland. Odysseus was no
ordinary man you see. He was completely made up of candy! He stood about 4 feet
tall; which is what most candymen averaged in height. Odysseus body structure
was made up of blue peppermint. Instead of being long and skinny like most
peppermints, Odysseus was tall and flat shaped like a gingerbread man cookie. Red
icing made up his eyes and facial features. The citizens of Candyland believed
him to be the strongest, handsomest, and most trustworthy candyman/leader they
all have seen. Accompanying Odysseus’ side was a two-foot solid gold sword made
out of pure golden butterscotch. The gods blessed Odysseus, and he went out on
a mission with 60 of his best candymen. Little did he know; he would not be
coming back home soon.
Odysseus and his candymen found
themselves approaching the shore of Cyclopes Island. Upon reaching the island,
the candymen anchored the ship and they began searching the island for butterscotch.
Butterscotch in the purest form was the tastiest and most wealthy substance on
the planet. Just one pound of it was worth around 1 million dollars! As the men
were searching, they ran into a big cave. They decided to go and check it out
to see if there would be any butterscotch. There was, but it was far too big
and heavy to even budge. Suddenly they heard large footsteps approaching the
cave. The candymen scattered frantically to find a hiding stop.
The being entered the cave. It was a
22-foot tall, giant, one-eyed Cyclopes made out of candy. The monster asked who
are these intruders that enter his home. Odysseus said that they were just
stopping by checking for butterscotch, and not to harm them. The Cyclops didn’t
listen however. He picked up 2 of Odysseus’ men and ate them whole. The men
frightened by the sight, witness their comrades screams of agony while being
devoured. The crew tried to escape but the giant butterscotch boulder was in
the way. The Cyclopes went on with his day like nothing happened. The next day
he stole two more of the candymen and ate them whole. He continued to do this
for 2 more days until Odysseus decided to make a plan to stop the Cyclopes.
He offered the Cyclopes wine to drink
while he devoured the candymen. The monster accepted and ignorantly drank it
all in one gulp. He requested for more, and Odysseus kept supplying him with
wine until the Cyclopes became drunk and went to sleep. Odysseus came up with a
plan to hurt the monster without killing him so that he would roll the
butterscotch stone away and the candymen could escape. He found a big piece of
wood and told his crew to sharpen it to a point. Once finished, Odysseus and a
small group of men gathered around to hold the weapon. They pointed it to his
eye and jabbed it inside. The Cyclops rose up screaming and cursing. He rolled
the butterscotch away and felt the ground for the tiny candymen.
Odysseus and his crew managed to get back to the ship and escape the island.
The next stop on their trek for
wealth was a beautiful island somewhere 2 or 3 days out from the Cyclops
Island. The men decided to search this island more careful than the last, so
half of the men went searching while the others stayed behind. The candymen
searching came across what it appeared to be a castle for a queen. Inside the
men saw the beautiful Circe. She offered to share her wealth with them. Circe
had many types of food and liquid butterscotch, which was the best type to bring
back home. She mixed a potion with the butterscotch and gave it to the men to
drink. She then touched the men and they turned into gummy bears!
Once it got dark outside and none of
Odysseus’ men came back, he decided to go search himself. On the way the mighty god, Hermes, stopped and informed Odysseus of his men’s fate. Hermes gave him a
piece of chocolate to eat to ward him from her evil spell. He also instructed
that when Circe realizes that the potion didn’t work; rush Circe like you’re to
attack her, and she will offer you anything you want.
Odysseus arrived at the castle and
went inside to see Circe. She offered him the same treatment as the men. When
the potion did not work on Odysseus he ran up to her pointing his sword in her
face. She said she would do anything for a man that told resist her spell.
Odysseus asked her to free his men and also give them 1000 pounds of here
purest butterscotch to take home. She agreed and the men rejoiced! Circe let
them stay and relax for over one year, until they all decided to go back to
their home. Odysseus and his candymen were rich!
This what I envision Candyland to look like.
Authors Note: I wrote this story based off of
Homer's: Odyssey. I wanted to try and stick to the essence of the story but with some twists. I decided to turn the world into one made up of entirely of candy. The home country is called Candyland. I got this idea from the popular kids board game called
Candy Land where you race around the world of of Candyland. With both of these stories in mind I created a world of candy but with the feel of the Odyssey.
