Donaldius and the Box of Lightning

One bright day in the land of the gods Zeus was sitting down for his mid-day meal. His chef Donaldius was the greatest chef in all of the heavens and Earth. But Donaldius had one flaw, he was very slow. His meals, though delicious and amazingly prepared took hours and hours to create. This day Zeus was feeling particularly irritable, you see he had to demand sacrifices from many temples in repentance for their sins. Well, as Zeus sat down for his meal he saw his table was bare. He screamed for Donaldius and he came running.

Zeus demanded to know where his meal was, and Donaldius told him it was not yet ready, but it would be soon. Zeus, being in his bad mood, decided that this would be the last time that Donaldius would let him be hungry. He punished Donaldius to make food for the entire world for all eternity. This of course worried Donaldius for if he could not make food fast enough for the god Zeus himself then how could he make food for the entire Earth?

Zeus sent Donaldius to Earth with a box of meat that would always be full, a fire that would always be lit, and a stove that would always be hot. Soon, many people were lining up for the free food from Donaldius. These people would wait for days and days to get their food. Soon, they became angry at Donaldius for being so slow in cooking their food. They began to complain to Zeus, asking him to make Donaldius faster. Zeus soon became annoyed at the people and their complaints. He told Donaldius that if he did not speed up, he would be struck with lightening and sent to Hades.

Donaldius became scared and tried to become faster, but it was no use. He could not cook faster and the people still complained to Zeus, leaving more and more sacrifices in the temples. Zeus soon became tired of this too and told Donaldius that he would be send to Hades.

But as luck would have it, Zeus drank a little too much wine that day and his aim was off with his lightning so when he tried to strike down Donaldius, he missed and cooked the meat he was cooking. The meat was cooked immediately, and done just right.

Donaldius then spoke to Zeus saying that if he would give him some lightning to put into a box, he would use that to cook his meat, and the people would stop complaining. Zeus thought about this and finally agreed. He gave Donaldius a lightning bolt in a box. Donaldius would put his meat into the box, close the top, then open it and take the cooked meat out and give