Jason sat down at the base of an old oak tree in the middle of the woods to have a snack, far away from the small village in which he lived, but not far enough to out run his troubles. He wanted nothing in the world more than to play football and yet this season had been a disappointment. The team had lost their first two games and he could already sense his community support dwindling. As he sat eating he recalled fumbles and penalties until finally he yelled in frustration,"Why!!?"
Just then, an acorn hit him in the side of his face. He looked to see a squirrel, not 10 yards from him holding another acorn and giggling. As he reached for his shot gun, the squirrel spoke saying, "If you do not shoot me I will grant you the ability to throw the ball farther and with more accuracy than anyone alive! And you will be able to run faster than anyone else on the field with you." Jason was amused and befuddled, but kept eating. The more he ate the more the squirrels words made sense.
The following Friday night, Jason was amazed with his new abilities and the next morning he took his teammates to the same oak tree where they all feasted on the same mushrooms. In their next game Jason threw another pass that he watched travel 90 yards in the air. Maybe that is not the best choice for the team's punter because it counts as an incomplete pass and gives the other team the ball in great field position, and everyone in the stands saw the ball go only 10 yards, but to Jason the boos sounded more like, "Oooo!"
The team went 0-10 that season, but they came in 2nd in the Tri-County Art Competition, which they had never done before.
