My OperaThe monster without a name
Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:11:02 PM
The monster without a name
A long long time ago,in a land far away,there was a monster without a name.The monster wanted a name so badly so it left to go on a journey to find a name.But the world was so large that it split into two to make its journey.One went to the west and the other went toward the east.
The monster which went to the east found a village.At the entrance of the village there was a blacksmith"Mr.Blacksmith,please give me your name"."You can't give away your name"."If you give me your name,I'll enter you and give you strength"."Really,if you can make me stronger,then I'll give you my name."The monster entered the blacksmith.The monster became Otto the Blacksmith,who was the strongest one in the village.But one day he said:"Look at me,look at me.Look at how large the monster inside me has become."Crunch crunch,munch munch,chomp chomp and gulp.The hungry monster ate Otto from the inside out.The monster returned to being a nameless monster.The same things happened when it entered Hans the shoemaker,Thomas the hunter, still crunch crunch,munch munch,chomp chomp and gulp.It once again returned to being a nameless monster.
One day,the monster came to a castle looking for a wonderful name.In the castle,there was a sick boy."If you give me your name,I'll give you strength"."If you can cure this illness and make me strong,I'll give you my name.".Then the monster entered the boy.The boy did become well.The king was so pleased"The prince is well,the prince is well!".
The monster liked the boy's name as well as living in the castle,so even though it was hungry,it endured.Every day his stomach growled,but he endured it.However he was so hungry that one day he said:"Look at me,look at me.Look at how large the monster inside me has become."The boy ate the king and even his servants.Crunch crunch,munch munch,chomp chomp and gulp.Since there was no one there anymore,the boy(in which the monster was still in),went on a journey.He kept on walking for days and days.
One day,the boy met the monster which travelled to the west."I have a name,it's a wonderful name, too".The monster which went to the west said:"I don't need a name.I'm happy even without a name.We just have to accept that we are monsters without name."The boy,who felt so angry because of what that monster said,ate the monster which went to the west in the end.
He finally had a name,but all the people who could call him by that name had disappeared.
<Monster - Tác giả: Naoki Urasawa >
