In the animal world, all animals who have just reached adulthood have to attend school. Before enrolling, they must take part in a competition to be selected. Several schools livestream the events to earn a little money and popularity, while also choosing the top freshman before classes begin.
The honey badger looked at admission notices from Ocean University, Desert University, Rainforest University, and the like. Since he still hadn't beaten the young lion next door into submission, he signed up for the young lion's school, Plains University.
The honey badger hadn't even glanced at the freshman handbook. As soon as he entered the livestream, he heard a cheeky prompt: "To fit in better with your class, please invite two teammates to form a three-animal team before you can compete!"
As luck would have it, a dyed golden Samoyed and a black husky showed up. One was pretending to be a golden retriever, the other a sheepdog, and they enthusiastically invited the honey badger to team up.
The not-too-bright honey badger immediately agreed, unaware that in the animal world, people say, "A husky and a Samoyed? Not even dogs would team up with them."
Everyone expected the three idiots to crash and burn. No one thought they'd tear through the competition at top speed.
They caught giant pythons in the rainforest, beat up Chinese alligators, stole honey with rattlesnake for seasoning, and even attacked their own teammates when the mood struck. The husky and Samoyed wept. The tears they were shedding now were the price of having their brains filled with water when they agreed to team up.
The honey badger was having the time of his life and declared, "Let's have more competitions like this. Let my name ring from north to south and east to west!"
Blurb published August 19, 2022
Theme: Respect the development of the natural world
