Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Magic Kingdom of Okra

The magical appearance of a giant okra plant in my garden gave me the inspiration to write a series of books. I thought I might share a few of the proposed titles with my loyal readers:

Cry, the Beloved Okra
A poor Minister, living on an Okra Plantation in Africa overcomes adversity from the neighboring Kale Planters.

Goodnight, OKRA
A tiny tot is introduced to organic farming through a simple story.

James and the Giant Okra
A young waif is befriended by a motley crew of oversized insects who all ride the waves on a giant okra.

Jack and the Okra Plant
A poor farm boy makes it rich trading okra futures in the stock market.

The Wizard of Okra
A simple girl from Kansas tries to take over the Okra-green City by a multiracial alliance.

The Little Okra on the Prairie
A family faces an okra famine in the Mid-west.

As you can see the possibilities are endless. It is only through pure self restraint that I could be kept from starting some of these non-fiction classics, not mention some of great historical accounts begging to begin:

A Brief History of Okra
The ultimate theory of everything green in the universe.

Godel, Escher, Okra
Only through the meta-okra can we begin to understand the true essence of okra.

The Stillness at Okra
The end of the Great Okra War finally has a voice.

Okra's Seed
The origin of the five okra societies in America.

I couldn't resist one last work, the musical:

Okrahoma
A poor okra farmer struggles to make a living singing on Broadway.

Wait, wait, I almost forgot, that terribly popular TV show:

OKRA


2 comments:

  1. You forgot:

    Bury My Okra at Wounded Knee
    Techniques of Okra farming in the Mid-West.

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  2. :) Ahhh...

    Forget the hot dog site--go for okra. Or hot dogs and okra together? Now that would be a tasty dish. :)

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