The Plain Rice

There lived a land called Foodland, this land has so many foods, more than you have ever seen in your life. The sweet, savoury, spicy, sour e.t.c but today we are not going to talk about the different foods, our story is about the Rice.

Rice saw herself as too plain and boring. So Rice will either try to keep to itself or did whatever any food wanted, so they could like her. Like one day, she went to a party with yam in the same pot and whoever saw them refused to have anything to do with them. Yam told Rice it was all her fault, she made people runway from it. So Rice decided to keep to herself, to avoid being a spoiled sport. Rice was a lonely and sad food.

One day, Stew came to Foodland with her family and saw the Rice walking home alone. She ran to meet her, “I want you to be my friend.” She said, but Rice was intimidated by Stew’s vibrant colour, popularity and beauty. So it refused and tried to convince Stew that she does not know how to do things like Stew or behave like Stew and her friends. Stew did not mind and tried to convince Rice.

She tried taking her out and introducing her to new friends, but Rice never spoke to them when they tried to get to know her. Instead, she will separate herself from everyone and join the leftovers in an abandoned corner. She did not believe anyone in Stew’s clique was really interested in her.

One day, while they were out, some photographers took their picture and put it in the food magazines and boom! everyone wanted to know who this plain Rice was, so many food wanted to work with her, they called her beautiful names and praised everything she thought was ugly about her. They even paid her too. Rice was shocked!

Gradually, Rice began to believe it was perfect the way it was.
Since then, Rice has enjoyed friendships and working in the food kingdom and beyond with many foods, and sauces of different kinds, not to mention soups and vegetables.

She realized her colour is her strength, she could be red and popping for Jollof, pale and multicoloured for the fried version and so much more. Rice also introduced Yam to some of the people who worked with her. Yam also apologized for being mean.

Now, Rice knows she’s the real deal no matter what and she does not allow the sad thoughts and ideas to weigh her down anymore.

Have you ever felt like the Rice?

What do you think about Rice’s decision at the end?

What will you do, if you were the one?