In a world where the closest thing to a fire breathing dragon is a pyromaniac with a flamethrower there is a donut shop. This particular shop was one of those which had slow business constantly for the past 25 years or so. While it once was popular, ever since that Starbucks opened up across the street his business was more roasted than their coffee beans.
One day the shopkeeper had an idea to drum up some business for the store by making a donut that tasted like gingerbread. Since the shopkeeper was going to make it taste like gingerbread he decided to make it look like a gingerbread boy. Unfortunately the only place that had cookie cutters in the shape of gingerbread men was a rundown store that went by the name of, "Wendy's art s and crafts."
The donut shopkeeper questioned this but, had no other choice, for he wanted the pastry to be just right. So he bought the cookie cutter. Once he got back to the shop he began preparations by giving the gingerbread donut boy some glaze for clothes and sprinkles for eyes. While the donut was baking the flaming oven suddenly popped open and a cry could be heard of "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm a living donut, Man."
Hearing this, the old shopkeeper turned towards the oven and saw his delectable donut running out the door of the shop and began chasing after it. Across the street at the aforementioned Starbucks, a few people noticed the old man being a little more active than what one of his ripe old age would normally be and began running alongside him out of burning inspiration. The gingerbread donut boy noticed this and assumed that they were also trying to catch him and so he ran faster while boasting, "I'm running from an old shopkeeper who cooked me in his pan, so I can also run from you! I can! So run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm a #%& living donut, Man."
As the gingerbread donut boy was running, he passed by,"Wendy's Art s and crafts" with the crowd hot on his trail. Wendy, the shop owner, was busy removing some paper covering the real name of the shop which was, "Wendy's Artes and Witchcrafts." Wendy noticed her enchanted, living, prank of doughy fun and hopped on her iRobot Roomba Witch Series 3000 (as people these days no longer use brooms) and chased after her creation in a flash. Her plan was to catch and use him as an ingredient in her stew. The gingerbread donut boy noticed this and really poured on the heat while screaming, "I'm running from a Starbucks crowd and an old shopkeeper who cooked me in his pan. Thus, I can also run from you! I can! So run, run, as fast as you can! You can't #%& catch me! I'm a #%& living donut, Man."
As he ran on, the gingerbread donut boy burnt rubber past a group of gang members. By this point, he was pretty confident in his abilities to run from anything so he taunted the gang members by saying, "I'm running from a flying witch, a Starbucks crowd, and an old man who cooked me in his pan. I know I can also run from you! I can! So c'mon and #%& run, run, as fast as you #%& can! You can't #%& catch me! I'm a #%& living donut, Man." Now, normally the group of gang members would've ignored a taunt like this but, given the… imflamatory language the gingerbread donut boy added, they decided that they must put him down.
So, right before he passed the gang members one of them held out his gun sideways and fired a shot that blasted the donut boy's legs off. This stopped the gingerbread donut boy in his tracks and he got trampled by all the people in hot pursuit.
The moral of this tale can be perceived as "If you can't rise to the occasion, you'll burn out," or something else. What it really is, you decide.