myth n : A fiction or half-true traditional story accepted as history.
Now, some would say that the story that I am about to embark on would be a myth, and an untrue one at that. You are entitled to believe what you like, except when it comes to the story of the Yamen tribe that live on the planet Y. This story is as true as it is true that tomatoes are vegetables, and again you may have your own opinion about tomatoes.
If you were to look up into the night sky, you would see many stars and may even recognize some constellations. One of the most famous would be the Big Dipper, which is called that because calling it the spoon would just be too easy. If you look a little to the right of it, and three stars down, next to the last star you would see empty space, but in about 1 billion years a new star's light will finally reach us. Only this isn't any star, this is a planet called Y. And why Y? Because I said so. If you were to look upon the planet right about now (which is impossible because right now I am writing this story and you are reading it) the Yamen tribe would be having their once a year Yam Festival, where everyone from the village gets together and celebrates yams. The Yam Festival is a tradition that goes way back to the time of the great root battle. The Yamens are not your normal every day stereotypical American. For one, they have a very heavy British accent, that when speaking in a hurry sound a little Australian. Another way that they might differ from us is that they look like giant potatoes, with two black eyes and a slit for a mouth. One inexperienced person might say that this sounds more like a version of Veggie Tales, rather than an accurate and truthful description of life on another planet. One might also be afraid of the Yamens, that they might send Missionaries to earth and make humans turn to yaminism. I am here to inform the unbelievers, that forcing religion is not in the nature of the Yamens. But back to the Yam Festival. It is at this time that the Yamens all sit in a circle while their oracle stands in the middle and prays to the spirits for them to think of the right question to ask the young Yamen of the Year so that he may go on to adulthood. The oracle then goes over to the Trivial Pursuit game box and pulls out a trivia card. Every young Yamen will go through this trial. If they get the answer wrong they must then study cards from a different Trivial Pursuit game and try again next year. If he cannot answer the question three years in a row he must then have a wrestling match. If he is lucky enough to survive and win he will get another chance next year. The festival that is happening at the time I'm writing this, a young Yamen has just lost the wrestling match, but he survived and their spiritual leader it telling him that he is exiled from the tribe. The young yamen doesn't "have a cow", but realizes that this is his fate. He says a goodbye to his family and leaves in peace. The tribe showing that they still have a great respect for the boy, the next day they have a simulated funeral in his honor so that everyone can pay their respects.
Now I have told you what I know of the Yamens of the planet Y. They are a great civilization, peaceful and goodly. Their only downfall would be that yams don't last that long. When you're a Yam and you're years equals 5 hours on Earth, you can do something with your life. That is why I am proud to say I know of the Yamens. They have there own world and they built a society. Now, how many other vegetables can say they have done that? Not many since vegetables on Earth can't talk, but if they did have human qualities I'm sure they would look at the Yams with admiration.
