The Story Of Not

by WritingWolf

Published January 9, 2014

E - Everyone

In Stuff from a while ago

Once upon a time that never happened, in a kingdom that doesn't exhist, a princess wasn't born. And only fate itself knew that there should have been a princess. And because there was no princess, the evil queen was not evil, prince charming was a girl, there where only six dwarves, the big bad wolf loved pigs, there was no fairy godmothers, and frogs weren't princes.

That princss that never exhisted didn't have any sisters, but instead, brothers. And because fate was the only one who knew there should have been a princess, her brother didn't know he should have had a sister. And his name was Not, because his kingdom did not exhist.

In the kingdom that doesn't exhist, there where no lords or ladies, no witches or wizards, no peasents or animals. All because this kingdom is Not's, and in a kingdom of Not there can be Nothing. Because Nothing was his mother.

His father was No One. And his father had no friends, because no one can know No One. No One was not a very smart man, otherwise he would have been someone. So the kingdom that No One ruled over was not a very well-off kingdom, so it was good that this kingdom did not exhist.

Not didn't like his parents. Because when no one has nothing that means that everyone has something. So no one had not. And this made him feel unimportant. If the princess that wans't born had been born then maybe things would have been different. But she wasn't born and Nobody knew it. Because Nobody knows what fate is.

Not decided he didn't like being unimportant. Which caused the sibling rivaly you always see, because, indeed, Unimportant was Not's older brother. And Not didn't want to be like his brother. And Unimportant didn't like how Not was so much like him. So the two wentbehind No One's back and tried to make not important somehow. Nothing saw them doing this, but she did nothing about it.

But when Nobody saw them doing this, that was different. Because Nobody knew what fate should have been, Nobody knew that there should have been a marvilous story here. So Nobody offered to help Not and Unimportant.

Nobody told Unimportant that for Not to be important he had to be something. But how do you make Not something? You first need to make Nothing something. But Nothing was maried to No One. And No One could not mary someone. So No One also had to become someone. But No One was happy being No One. How could Not convince him to become someone? All Not ever did was not what he wanted. So how could he get what he wanted?

Not asked Unimportant to try and make thier father someone. And this made Unimportent Important. At the time No One realized that Unimportant had become Important, and that made him suspicouse. What had made someone so unimportant important? This was strange. Strange indeed. But to do something about it might make him someone. And he liked being No One. So he did nothing, just like his wife. And people always say that imitation is the best form of flattery, so No One had killed two birds with one stone.

Important tried as hard as he could to make No One become Someone. But No One did nothing. And when someone is Nothing they are no one. So Important asked Nobody for help. Nobody was hesitant at first. If Nobody helped he would become Somebody, and Nobody liked being Nobody. But would it be so bad to be Somebody? He must at least try it. Because if he didn't he would be no better then his dear brother, No One. And Nobody wanted to be better then No One. Becayse people are greedy, they always want to be better then someone.

So Nobody helped Not and Important on their little attempt at making Not something. It was rather easy, because when No One decideds on something nobody can change his mind.

Now No One had agreed to try and become someone. But how does no one become someone? He must live in a world where there is something. So they had brought themselves back to trying to make Nothing something.

For No One to be someone he needs something. And for Nothing to be something she needs someone. So for either to change their ways they need the other to change. Which meens that they must both change at the same time.

Nothing didn't care if she was nothing or something, so naturally she did nothing. But in doing nothing she made No One try to do something, which made him Someone. And by making himself Someone he made her Something. And by No One and Nothing becoming Someone and Something, Nobody became Somebody.

Not only ever gets what he does not want. And sense he wanted Someone and Something, either they cannot exhist or he cannot be Not. Someone and Somethind did exhist. So Not could not be Not. He must also become his opposite. So now Not is Is. And Is is happy that he is Is.

And because is Is, the princess can be. So Someone and Something had daughter, and she was Be. Be could only be because Important is important, Somebody is somebody, Someone is someone, Something is something, and Is is there to hold it all together.

When Be was born, the evil queen could be evil, prince charming could be a boy, there could be seven dwarves, there could be fairy godmothers, and frogs could be princes.

Ant his was in a kingdom with lords and ladies, witches and wizards, peasants, and animals. All because Be and Is work togethere to hold things together. And indeed, Together was their younger brother.

So if anyone ever tells you that you're a Nobody, or No one, or Nothing, or Unimportant, or Not. Tell them that they became Somebody, Someone, Something, Important, and Is. All because they wanted to be. And Be was there.

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Snowery
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Snowery wrote a review Review · Apr 9, 2014

Hey WritingWolf!! Silver here to review your story as requested! :)

So sorry that I took so long! A lot of things came up that I had to deal with in the real word. :P

Anyway, one word: Brilliant. I loved this! It is such an insightful story! It takes a lot of genius to write this. i did get confused a long the way but only because I felt that some of the name capitalisation for the names weren't consistent throughout the piece unless of course it was done for a stylistic reason.

I thought your entire story was clever and very well constructed. Your paragraphing and structure was good and most of the spelling and grammar has been addressed by everyone else.

The only problem that I had was that I feel you transitioned from you introductions to the actual story a little too abruptly.

Not decided he didn't like being unimportant. Which caused the sibling rivaly you always see, because, indeed, Unimportant was Not's older brother. ect...


You could have made the move to this part of the story a little smoother. Seriously though apart from this it was a great story. Great job on doing something experimental and unique! Keep it up and happy writing!! :)

Silverlock

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ulala8
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ulala8 wrote a review Review · Feb 23, 2014

Sergeant Ulala reporting for a review!

Once upon a time that never happened

This is a little awkward, so I would suggest to change this.

Remember not to begin sentences with "and", "but", or "because". You need to change this throughout the WHOLE piece.

Exhist is incorrect. It's "exist".

I enjoyed this piece very much!! It has a very "folk-tale" feel to it, yet it expresses a very real reality and some very great advice. It was absolutely beautiful! It was a nice length and it kept my attention the entire time!

Keep up the great writing!!

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Bol
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Bol wrote a review Review · Jan 23, 2014

One word, beautiful.
Your way of writing is abstract at first, but soon becomes something else. It's out of the ordinary, heart felt, relatable, I love it, love it, love it. The names at first troubled me slightly, but it put a spin on this story that few other writers can manage. This story reminds me of another classic I read long ago, but I just can't place which. But anyway, beautiful story.

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mattwardhaugh wrote a review Review · Jan 11, 2014

Brilliant twist to the fairytale-esque theme.

I was surprised at, for such a seemingly confusing concept, the idea of family, struggles and togetherness actually came across really well. Great continuity within and even pretty good character progression i would say.

Genuinely enjoyable piece of work and thank you for making me smile :)

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manisha
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manisha wrote a review Review · Jan 10, 2014

Hey !
manisha here to review!
I'll review as I read.

I really like the starting. You have taken tradition and changed it upside down.

That princss that never exhisted didn't have any sisters, but instead, brothers.
Exhisted is existed.

Luc has already pointed out the typos. I'll leave that alone.

Because Nothing was his mother.
Haha.

Not didn't like his parents. Because when no one has nothing that means that everyone has something.
How does his not liking his parents connect to the next part?
And ' no one has nothing' = one has something.
I'm not sure if that was what you wanted to say.

So no one had not.
Not should be capitalized here as its a name.

But she wasn't born and Nobody knew it.
Who is Nobody?

So the two wentbehind No One's back and tried to make not important somehow.
Again, not to be capitalized.

Nobody knew that there should have been a marvilous story here.
You mean marvelous.

Because if he didn't he would be no better then his dear brother, No One..
AH, got who Nobody is.

Even though it got really confusing in the middle with all the names it was an amazing concept! I loved it!

Your ending

So if anyone ever tells you that you're a Nobody, or No one, or Nothing, or Unimportant, or Not. Tell them that they became Somebody, Someone, Something, Important, and Is. All because they wanted to be. And Be was there.

Love it!

Overall, 8/10!

Great job! Look forward to reading more of your works.

Keep writing!

-manisha

Thank you so much for this critique. :)

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Iggy
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Iggy wrote a review Review · Jan 10, 2014

Hey there. :) Since Lucrezia covered most of the grammar/spelling nitpicks, I'll basically cover the plot and my opinion on the entire piece.

A few nitpicks of my own, though..

prince charming was a girl,


Prince Charming should be properly uppercapped.


Okay, so I'm gonna admit, I got really lost.. This type of story, while genius, is hard to follow because of all the names that aren't names and how things contradict each other and ugh. Trying to explain this all gives me a headache, so major props on writing this xD

I think this was an overall amazing idea and I'm pleased to see that you went ahead with it! You did a great job of writing it all out and making it as simple as you could. It was confusing, but I can see you tried to simplify it as best as you could by not overwording things. I feel like you used too many characters and that didn't help with the confusion, but it was still a good idea.

I really enjoyed reading it, even if it was a bit confusing and you lost me at some moments!

Thanks for the review. :)

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deleted30
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deleted30 wrote a review Review · Jan 9, 2014

Hi there! Lucrezia here to review.

This is a great, clever piece. It was indeed confusing, but not to the point of where I had to stop reading. It was fun, original, and overall pretty awesome.

However, there's a good deal of typos.

in a kingdom that doesn't exhist


"Exhist" should be spelled "exist."

there where only six dwarves


Should be "were," not "where."

That princss


You left out the E.

If the princess that wans't born


You accidentally switched around the S and N in "wasn't."

So the two wentbehind No One's back and tried to make not important somehow.


You forgot to capitalize the N in "not," and left out the space between "went" and "behind."

and that made him suspicouse


It's spelled "suspicious."

Becayse people are greedy


Switch out the Y for a U in "because."

Which meens that they must both change at the same time.


"Means," not "meens."

And sense he wanted Someone and Something


"Sense" should be "since."

And because is Is


Should be:

'And because Is is'

or

'And because Is is Is'

Ant his was in a kingdom


Not sure what you meant here.

All because Be and Is work togethere to hold things together.


The first "together" shouldn't have that E on the end. Also, "together" is repetitive here.

But besides for the typos, this was a really charming piece. I especially loved the beginning, as well as the ending:

So if anyone ever tells you that you're a Nobody, or No one, or Nothing, or Unimportant, or Not. Tell them that they became Somebody, Someone, Something, Important, and Is. All because they wanted to be. And Be was there.


Perfect last paragraph.

Great work! :D

Thanks for the review. I knew I had a lot of typos, but I had no idea it was that many. Thanks for pointing them out. :)



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