Mr Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Gluttony [gluht-n-ee] –noun
1.) overindulging in eating or drinking
2.) to eat or drink in excess.
While everyone has to eat to live, people should be disciplined enough to eat only in amounts sufficient to remain healthy and fit. Overindulging in food should only occur once in a while, as a special treat or for celebration. Eating too much can lead to indigestion in the short term and in the long term it can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other serious health problems. Of all the horrors facing the children of Green River, childhood obesity is the most alarming. For the past ten years childhood obesity has risen nearly sixty percent! That’s even higher than the fifty-five percent increase in Mr. Clown related punishment deaths! And of all the children in Green River, Dougie McKendrick is the fattest boy. Every week he uses all of his allowance to buy junk food from places like the Burger Hutt, Tennessee Fried Chicken, Taco Shack, and Gemini Pizza. He also buys cupcakes and cake from the Green River Sweet Treat Bakery. And lasagna from the Green River Grocery-Mart, along with cookies, chips, and soda. Then he rushes home and eats everything he possibly can before Mr. and Mrs. McKendrick get home from work. Sometimes he is so gluttonous that it makes him sick and he lies on his back waiting for his belly to stop hurting. And then when his mom tells him dinner is ready, he still goes down and eats even more! For the last few months, Mr. Clown has been keeping an eye on Dougie, hoping he will realize his continued gluttony is going to hurt him in the long run. But, Dougie just hasn’t realized the dangerous road he’s going down. So, Mr. Clown has vowed that Dougie will not be just another childhood obesity statistic. No, not Dougie. Mr. Clown is going to save him from that particular fate.
Mr. Clown and the Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony © 2011 City of Troy Productions
