The Story of Wool Hat
Once upon a time, there lived a hat. It was not a beautiful hat but it
was made with love and served it's purpose well. The hat was made of
green wool and was topped with a little pom-pom. It was give as a
present to a young man who was moving away to a distant place with his
new family. The hat, who was named "woolie", felt sad to leave the sweet
carting home of his maker but he knew that his maker wouldn't put him in
any danger. So he decided to go along with the young man
Woolie grew to like his new owner. He got to do things that he knew he'd
never get to do with his old owner. He got to go on a motorcycle and go
on auditions for a TV show. Woolie felt so exlierated when he found out
people actually thought he was "groovy". He had often felt he was outta
place since he was a seasonal hat and often went out even when it wasn't
his season.
When Woolie found out that his owner had gotten the part he had mixed
emotions. He was so happy for the young man but at the same time he felt
very sad. He knew that that was probably the end of his adventures since
his owner was going to be on TV and just about the only hats you'd see
on the box were cowboy hats. Even though he did come from Texas he knew
he wasn't suitable material (no pun intended).
He prepared himself to the worst, being retired to the great hat box in
the sky.
Woolie was surprised to be woken up the day of the show by his owner. He
was so happy when he found out that he had gotten a part too! He was to
play the hat of one of the main characters. And he found out he'd be
doing his own stunts too.
When Woolie came home he was thoroughly exhausted from a hard day's
work. But he was happy.
Soon Woolie's career just took off. Almost over night infact! He was
once again going on the road. He really looked forward to that as he
remembered the days of riding around with his owner. But touring was
nothing like he'd expected. He was so stressed out, he lost several
strands off the top. And he thought it was tough when he wasn't rescued
right away from his owner's little baby! Poor Woolie couldn't take all
the pressures. He also knew that his owner felt the same way.
One night, before a big concert, Woolie and his owner got into a big
fight. It was one of those where it was over something really dumb but
it was a big deal to you at the time. They had both gotten so mad that
Woolie's owner took him off and threw him into the audience during the
concert.
A young girl caught Woolie and hid him so he wouldn't get torn to shreds
by all of his fans. She then took him home and gave him a nice place to
rest since she knew he'd been through alot. WOolie knew this girl was
smart and fell in love with her. She took such good care of him and gave
him a special place in her heart.
Woolie still watched the TV show. He would find it so funny how they
tried to cover up the fact that he left the show. Bringing in doubles or
saying that he was "at the cleaners". He didn't't hate his old owner for
what he did. He knew that if he hadn't' been thrown he'd never have met
his new love. Deep down inside he thanked the young man and hoped the
best for him.
Woolie is still alive and often thinks about the motorcycle rides and
all the adventures he's had. He would often wonder how he, a simple
green wool hat had becomes so famose and loved.
THE END