The Story Game with Gandalf, Grayson and Whitey, too!

Kenny had been training in Karate all his young life with Master Lee. There were some big tom cats in the neighborhood and Kenny’s Mom wanted him to be able to defend himself. Karate was all Kenny ever thought of and all he ever dreamed of doing, so his Mom called him the Karate Kit!

Every spare moment his mother would allow would find Kenny with Master Lee. Master Lee instructed Kenny in the art of self-defense, of course, but Master Lee placed even more importance on teaching Kenny traditional values; Honor, Discipline and Respect.

One day Kenny was walking to his class when three large and scruffy tomcats emerged from an alleyway and surrounded him. His heart began to beat a little faster, but he was determined to stay calm, so he summoned up all his courage and walked towards the alleyway. Buster the big burly Maine Coon said to Tiny the scraggly orange tabby “Hey, watch this.”

“Well… Kenny! Mr. Karate Kid. Whatcha’ doin in my neighborhood?”

Kenny stopped in his paw tracks and took a deep breath. He knew that these kitties meant business. With one quick movement Kenny spun around with a Kung Fu kick and tripped the three scruffy tomcats over!

Then Kenny took off running to get Master Lee. He knew he had the skills to take care of these bullies, but he needed Master Lee to be there to witness his new found power. Or at least that is what he told himself.

Master Lee was at the karate studio when Kenny arrived and listened intently to Kenny’s predicament. Master Lee folded his elegant paws, looked up toward the sky and closed his eyes before telling Kenny “The best way to fight your enemy is to make him your friend.”

Now Kenny asked, “How do I make these kitties my friends?”Master Lee said, “Let’s concentrate on our lessons today. When you see the kitties again, ask them if they would like to come to class with you!”

So after class Kenny was walking home and he spotted Buster and Tiny again. They were headed right towards him! Kenny tried to stay calm and remember the words of Master Lee. He knew he was supposed to invite these cats to his next class. But what if they beat him up first? Kenny took a deep breath and approached Buster and Tiny. He said to Buster and Tiny, “Hey, guys, how would you like to come to my class and learn some karate with Master Lee?“

Buster and Tiny, who were still angry at Kenny because he had knocked them down earlier, looked at Kenny and said “I don’t know. Are you going to knock us down again?”

Kenny said “Well, that’s what we learn in class.”

Buster said “Well, I like knocking kitties down, so sure I’ll go.”

Tiny agreed because Tiny always agreed with Buster. Kenny shook his head in frustration because the classes were for becoming a stronger and more confident kitty, not knocking other kitties over just for kicks.

Remembering Master Lee’s words, Kenny said “I’ll take you in and introduce you to Master Lee, in that case, and he will teach you all you need to know.”

Buster stopped short and said “Oh, come on then Tiny, lets see what this Master Lee can possibly teach us. By the way, what happened to Thumper? He was with us earlier.” Tiny shrugged his shoulders as they walked with Kenny inside.

Meanwhile, inside the studio, Master Lee said to his new student “Kenny is a very good Karate Kit. We have to hope he is staying strong. Thumper, are you familiar with the tomcats’ hideout? Thumper said, “Yes, and I think we can use the secret pawshake for our code. When we see the tomcat’s hideout we need to slink over there on little cat feet and be very, very quiet. We must use our stealth to show …”

“Silence, young Thumper!”, said Master Lee. “Stealth will not be necessary after all. A bully will always come looking for a fight. In fact, they are already here.”

A moment later, as Master Lee was standing in the back talking to Thumper they heard “Is that…” Buster started. “Thumper.” finished Tiny. Buster and Tiny turned and there was Thumper, with a purple eye.

Kenny said to Buster “Buster, these classes are for building confidence and learning respect. They are not classes that teach you how you knock other kitties over just for kicks. I thought you should know this. Fighting is the last resort, Buster. Master Lee teaches us to discipline ourselves. Going around fighting with everyone is not honorable. They then started in to Master Lee’s studio, but Kenny was not sure that Buster cared about honor. He had a bad feeling about doing this.

As they entered Master Lee’s karate studio, Buster stopped in his tracks and took a long look at Kenny. He opened his mouth, but before he could say a thing, Kenny nervously turned to Buster and Tiny and said “Are you sure that you want to do this for the right reasons?”

Buster looked at Kenny, raised his paw and said “The right reason is that NO ONE knocks down Buster, and now we’re going to teach you a lesson in front of your beloved Master Lee”. Tiny got behind Kenny and Buster got in front of him. Kenny took a deep breath, exhaled and then JUMPED!

For a nanosecond, gravity seemed suspended, while Kenny became horizontal and twirled, knocking both Buster and Tiny out with paw and hind-foot. Upon touching the ground, he looked down to see the bully-boys sprawling in the dust. Shaking his head regretfully, Kenny turned to see Master Lee standing in the doorway of the dojo.

“Master”, Kenny began. Master Lee held up his paw, stopping Kenny before he could go on.

“But Master”, Kenny stuttered, “They were going to hurt me if I didn’t defend myself. I tried to bring them to class, but Buster just wanted to learn to knock smaller kitties down better. What could I have done but knock him down first?”

“That is today’s lesson, Young Kenny” said Master Lee, nodding. “A tree that will not bend to the wind may find itself broken.”

THE END

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The Story Game Contributing Authors:
Gandalf and Grayson
Luxor
Manx News
Parker
Huffle
Sweet Praline
Mickey
Daisy
The Island Cats
The Meezers
Jeter Harris
The Cat Street Boyz
Angus Mhor
Mr. Hendrix
Shadow and Molly
Brownie and Stellaluna
Jasper McKitten-Cat
Friends Furever
Dragonheart and Merlin
WillThink4Wine (Mom)

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