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The feeling of being isolated and alone causes the apple to
notice that he needs a companion to help cure his loneliness.
It may have been only a fortnight since this apple was germinated
but the apple itself feels that it has been living alone for hundreds
of years. The fact that this apple has no peers is due to the barren
location of the apple tree and the fruit’s hideous features. There is
literally nothing more awful than its appearance. Its weird round
body is rugged and is filled with deep holes which shoot out smelly
slimy juice when it is terrified by something. Its pale bloody red
color and heavily bruised marks on the body cause it to look similar
to a rotten apple hanging from a branch waiting for the day it falls.
All organisms in Flechazo that mistakenly come near this tree and
detect its disgusting fruit regularly change their direction and
proceed away from it; therefore, he has never been able to build a
single alliance with anyone.

Not a single organism accepts friendship between itself
and the apple. However, on this specific day, an old violet potoo
bird glides along and lands on the brittle branch of the remote
apple tree. It has a ridiculously silly pair of eyes that are as massive
as golf balls along with an enormous body and intimidating wings.
Because of this, it has the reputation across the realm for being the
most bizarre-looking bird in the entire realm.
“Hey, you! You rotten apple, can I feed on you?” asks the
potoo bird questionably.

“No, no, no, no! Please don’t! I beg you. I can offer you
anything, but please do not eat me as your meal,” begs the fearful