NO POTATOES!

By: Hannah Blanchard

Inspired by: Gryffin Vedros: my cousin, nephew and small friend.

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I'll have French fries with ketchup on the side, but NO POTATOES for this guy!

I'll have some chips served with dip for me to munch, but NO POTATOES for my lunch!

I'll have tater tots-lots and lots! But NO POTATOES near my pot!

I'll eat chip sticks from a can, but NO POTATOES in my hand!

Nothing makes me prouder than to finish a bowl of chowder. But NO POTATOES! I'LL SAY IT LOUDER!

I'll crunch a hash brown all around town, but NO POTATOES, that will make me frown.

And those orange fries, I love those guys! But NO POTATOES! They'll make me cry!

The white whipped mush, I'll eat it under a bush! But NO POTATOES. Don't speak of them! SHUSH!

*GRUMBLE*

I'm so hungry, but we have nothing to eat, not at all! All that we have is this lumpy brown ball.

I know what this is! You can't fool me! You're as lumpy as lumpy can be! You're a potato! Most definitely NOT for me!

*GRUMBLE*

But, I'm oh so hungry!

Maybe I'll try it. Just one little bite. Not the whole thing though, it will surely give me a fright!

*CRUNCH, MUNCH, LUNCH*

Wait a minute, I think I've had one of these before. It doesn't taste lumpy, or bumpy, or gross, but rather of something I already know.

It tastes like a French fry.                                                         

No, that can't be true. French fries are yellow and golden too!

*BITE*

Maybe it's a chip!

No. Can't be. Chips are crispy and as thin as can be!

*BITE*

Oh! I know! It's chowder. No, it's not splashable. No, that would be pretty laughable.

*BITE*

A hash brown! Just like the one's in town! Wait, who am I kidding. On this, you can't surf around.

*BITE*

The orange fries! That's the ticket! No, it can't be. If I wanted something orange, I wouldn't pick it.

*BITE*

The white whipped mush! It has to be. Could it? No, this, my friend, would be hard to fling.

*BITE*

"Hi Gryff, what are you doing?" Asked my Poppa Tot.

*BITE*

Just having a snack and pondering a lot. I'm trying to figure out where I've had this before. Surely, I haven't, but I can't help but feel a little unsure.

*BITE*

"Well maybe I can help, let's see. I believe, you've eaten potatoes in so many forms: In French fries, and whipped mask and so much more!"

*BITE*

Well, I'm rather shocked and quite certainly, feel a little mocked! I know that I'm only four, but what on earth would you trick me for?

*BITE*

"I didn't want to tell you, because I knew you'd miss out on all of your favorite foods you just can't live without!"

*BITE*

Oh, now I see! The entire truth has always been right in front of me!

*BITE*

Only potatoes can be French fries,

Only potatoes can be chips!

Only potatoes can come in hash brown form,

And only potatoes can be whipped!

Only potatoes can be chowder and come in a can too!

*BITE*

"And those orange French fries, come from potatoes; the sweet kind!"

*LAST BITE*

"You do like potatoes. I knew that you did! You've liked them your whole life, kid!"

Potatoes are shape shifters; this I now know to be true. There are so many things that a potato can do! They are very good, but I am quite stuffed. As far as potatoes go, I've had quite enough.

"Well, would you care a for a cucumber? You'll love them, I'm sure."

No, I think I'll have a pickle, cucumbers are such a bore!