• Once upon a time, there was a young couple who had recently married. They had found a cozy little home on the country side and were happy. Soon after, the wife gave birth to young baby boy. The couple were full of joy and happiness, but they had no idea what was in store for them
    The young couple and their baby boy had lived a peaceful, and happy life. The father worked a office job in the city, and the mother stayed at home to take care of their baby. They though they'd never have any troubles.
    A year later, when the baby could walk, the parents started to let the baby play outside in the grass, but with parental supervision. But that was when it all started to happen... A tragic day for the young couple...
    One day, the mother had let the boy outside, to play. The father was at work, and everything seemed calm. Suddenly, the phone started to ring. The mother got up to answer it. She left the boy alone because she THOUGHT the gate was closed. Unfortunately, the gate was left open after the father left for the city. The boy, curious since he was never outside the yard, wandered out into the forest.
    All the neighbors warned the couple to stay away from the forest. There were stories that there was something terrible there, and they would certainly die. Well, the mother was on the phone, and the boy wandered into the forest. He walked and walked on with his two little feet, and came across a little cove. Curious, he went inside to explore. Suddenly there was a loud roar. The boy was startled, and started to go back, but tripped and hurt himself.
    Suddenly, a huge beast appeared, and grabbed the little boy.
    "Ahh...I've found my dinner", it said.
    He took the unconscious boy and boiled him. The beast took ate him in one bite. Since this was a new thing, he decided to name it a tater. But then he realized he had just eaten a baby, he smiled.
    "I shall name it a tater tot", he said.
    The family searched for the boy for many days, and finally found his little shoe in front of a cave. Everybody looked at each other, and told the couple, that their baby boy was dead. They weeped and grieved for the rest of their lives, not knowing that their baby boy, had become a beasts dinner.
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    And that was how the tater tot came to be. The next time you eat one, remember this story, and you'll think twice before you touch another tater tot...

    THE END