Storytelling Post: The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage

Once upon a rugby field there was a fly-half, an inside center, and an outside center.  In this rugby field the fly-half was essentially the quarterback, and she called all of the plays and lead the back line as the first ball carrier.  The inside center was the middle woman, she had the option to pass out to the outside or back in to the fly-half, she was quick and could run the ball without fail.  The outside-center was the quickest of the three, as the last in line when she got the ball it was ideal that she would break free and make long runs with the ball.  All three players worked together to form an excellent connection.  Their plays were spot on and they formed an excellent team on and off the pitch.

One day the fly-half went to an elite performance camp where she trained with coaches and players from all around the world.  When she came back to her inside and outside centers in the next match she tried to run the line utilizing plays she had learned while she was gone.  As the quarterback of the line her centers had no choice but to follow her lead.  However, with the new plays and new style of organization the two centers couldn’t predict passes like they usually could. 

As the match went on the fly-half would go on to botch passes to her centers that would lead to high tackles, ruined plays, and failed lines.  The weakness in the connection would ultimately lead to the ruin of the line and the failure of the team. 

My outside center, me (fly-half), and my inside center.
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Authors Note:  This story is based on The Mouse,The Bird, and The Sausage.  The original story is about a mouse a bird and a sausage who all live together in a house.  The trio works together day in and day out to make the household work.   Each performs an individualized task that’s specialized to their particular skills.  At the end of each day their tasks come together to support one another and create a livable situation for the three of them.  Then one day the bird goes out to venture on his tasks and meets another bird.  The second bird convinces the first to go home and change the ways he organizes the household.  When the three try to change things without communicating they all die.  Seriously, that’s the ending, they all die.  My story took the more athletic and sports approach to the story.  In rugby a backline is players who all rely on knowing the skills and strengths of one another.  The flyhalf inside and outside connection is extremely important to the success of the line.  A team without a strong connection will not have a successful backline, and a team that doesn’t communicate will certainly fail. 

Bibliography:

Book- Fairy Tales by the Brother Grimm

Author- The Brothers Grimm

Year- 1912