The beginning of an unfinished pointless short story.

Once upon a time in a land not so far away, just down the street actually, there was a boy named Kale. In the small town of Snapple, Ohio, Kale lived in one of the oldest and creepiest houses in town. With its sunken foundation from the surrounding swamps, it was by far the epitome of fear in Snapple. The house was surrounded by a spiked rusted fence, with a rickety gate which no longer stayed shut by itself. Every door and window within the house was rickety and practically ready to fall right off its hinges. Most of the windows glass panes were broken, but had been replaced by wooden boards. The floor boards within the house were barley nailed tightly enough to be stable, creating a dangerous playing field. Although the floor did provide an excellent and infinite abundance of secret hiding places, the pieces often broke and created splinters.



Although everyone in town looked down upon the house and Kale's family with fear, Kale did not seem to be phased. In fact, he quite enjoyed his old mysterious house, as it provided him with adventures and fueled his imagination. Over the years nine year old Kale had developed a very active creative mind due to lack of friendships his house prevented him from having.



Kale's parents both belonged to an organization set out to improve the worlds carbon dioxide output, and simultaneously oxygen intake. Their mission was to plant new trees everywhere around the world, and to educate the planet about the importance of forests, rain forests, and jungles. They constantly traveled and held conventions while meeting and befriending millions of humanitarians. Because of their intense philanthropic jobs and extensive traveling regimen, Kale spent most of his time reading the postcards his parents sent him. Although they loved him very much, they spent there time away from home, which is why Grandpa Earl was head of the household. You see, Grandpa Earl was not one to reckoned with. He was a crazy old hoot, with just an active and crazy imagination as Kale, if not more. The two of them though, Kale and Grandpa Earl, they were best friends. Because Grandpa Earl was crazy, he never realized Kale was supposed to go to school, and Kale just never bothered to tell him. So basically all day they chilled out and thought up impossible adventures. Sometimes, they even conducted experiments and constructed inventions! Back in the day Grandpa Earl was self taught engineer and aspiring inventor, where his outrageous personality helped to fuel his designs. They made all types of contraptions, varying from no hands dog bathing tub, to a robot barber.