The Fifth Story

This writer shows the incredible power of words. he says that "this story could be called 'The Statues'. Another possible title would be 'The Killing'. Or even 'How to Kill Cockroaches'. so i shall tell at least three stories, all of them true, because none of the three will contradict the others. although they constitute one story, they could become a thousand and one, were i to be granted a thousand and one nights."

in the first story, "How to Kill Cockroaches", he complains about the cockroaches in his house. a woman hears him complain and gave him a recipe for killing them. he was to mix equal quantities of sugar, flour, and gypsum(drywall). he followed her advice. the cockroaches died. the story is very bland and dry.

the next story, is really the first, and it is called "The Killing". He was complaining about cockroaches. a woman hears his complaints and hives him a recipe to kill them. the writer then words the story to show that his actions were full of death and suffering; an obsession of killing. it is an excellently written piece.

the third story is called "The Statues". the same thing happens, but this time he describes it as a more ghostly death, the frozen bodies strewn across the room; the sadness of it all. it is a marvelous work of art.

the fourth story opens a new era in the household. the previous story(ies) take place. he looks toward the ventilation shaft that the cockroaches had climbed up through. should he renew his "lethal sugar" every night? he asks himself many questions; an examination of conscience of sorts that was very interesting to read.

"The fifth story is called 'Leibnitz and the Transcendence of Love in Polynesia'. It begins like this: I was complaining about the cockroaches."