The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda — page 5 — that he is so wise even though Dwight is a total loser I'm not saying that as an insult It's just a fact Dwight never seems to do anything right Always in trouble Always getting harassed by other kids Always picking his nose Always finding a way to ruin it for everyone as the teachers say If he would just listen to Origami Yoda's wisdom like the rest of us he would have it made But no he ends up barfing in class because he ate thirteen servings of canned peaches at lunch or stealing a girl's shoe or wearing shorts with his socks pulled up above his knees He even manages to turn his good points into loser points See he is the total origami master of our school First he made cranes and frogs and all that then he started inventing his own stuff Origami Yoda is not just a perfect paper version of Yoda he's also Dwight's own design

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda — page 6 — Dwight's not the first person in the world to make an Origami Yoda of course There are a bunch of them on the Internet But Dwight didn't download instructions he actually created his own Origami Yoda But it's one thing to make a paper Yoda and it's another to ask people to talk to it That's what makes him a loser You can't go around school with a paper Yoda on your finger talking to people I bet even Origami Yoda would tell him that if he would just listen Anyway here's the first story which happens to be about a girl not THE girl and shows how good it can be to listen to what Origami Yoda has to say

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda — page 7 — Tommy ORIGAMI YODA AND THE NIGHT OF FUN BY TOMMY It was the night of the April PTA Fun Night the monthly dance in the school cafeteria Everybody comes to the PTA Fun Night I don't know why I don't even know why I go I hate them And so do a bunch of us who don't dance or flirt or do Public Displays of Affection The cafeteria has a stage at one end for assemblies And if you don't want to dance you can sort of sit on the edge of the stage Some people dance Some people walk around We sit on the edge of the stage

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda — page 8 — Harvey Not cool There's usually me and my best friends Kellen and Harvey Harvey is the tall one with the smirk on his face Kellen is the thin one who is trying to look cool by nodding his head to the music I'm the short one with hair that's a pain in the butt to try to keep combed And then there's Lance Mike and Quavondo They're on the stage because most people won't talk to them Why not Because Lance is weird and Mike cries all the time and Quavondo is the famous Cheeto Hog They're social outcasts I don't know why they come to Fun Night because they have even less of a chance of dancing with a girl than I do There are a few girls who sit there too like Cassie and Caroline I don't know why they sit on the stage just shy or something I guess I don't think they even talk to each other And there's Dwight of course I know we already look like nerds sitting on the stage

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