metals

once upon a time there were two pieces of metal - A and B. stuck to each other. they had been in this state for quite some time. over time they manged to attract a few more pieces of metal which came and stuck to them. until one day, when due to some unkown force, they were torn apart from one other. of course a little later they again came back together. but there was a twist this time. B had stayed back a little longer. when it was coming back, expecting a happy reunion, it had a detour to make due to some urgent matter that needed its attention. it was then, due to this quirk of fate that B had a sudden realization. when it approched A and the others, it expected the others to come forward and welcome it back to the pack. but alas! they just remained clinging to A like willing stooges. feeling awkward, B retraced its steps and thought about this strange phenomenon. then, in a flash, like the one in which newton had discovered gravity, it realized what it hadn't all this while. A was a magnet and B was just an ordinary piece of scrap metal. it had its strength and charisma only when it was with A. but A and the others had no real use of B.

the story however, doesn't end here. B was obviously shaken by the experience. so it thought and thought hard until an idea came up. it had heard of these strange fellows called 'coil and 'electricity'. queer characters both. one was so convoluted that it could see its own ass in front of it nd the other was invisible. in any case B knew what it wanted. it slid itself inside the coil and asked electricity to flow through the coil. they were both puzzled but followed B's directions. bingo! soon enough they attracted more scraps of metal than A ever could. however none could do this without the others. everyone was important in the scheme of things. B was happy now. so were the others.