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Orange's Story

One Orange's Story

(Narrated by Katie, an eye-witness to this most glorious event.)
 
The date was early January. The time, dinner time. The place, Alpine Valley. A light frost graced the not-so-deserted ski hill. Was it coincidence that Christina bought an orange for dinner that night? Or was it a epic twist of fate that changed the world forever? You decide.
 
It was, more or less, a girls' night out for our ski club posse. Cy and James had decided to take time off from skiing to go see a movie. Was the name of this movie the real reason Orange was born? Was it the spark for an explosion of creative genius that occured throughout that ski season and on? Orange County. Yes, it didn't look very good and probably didn't get good reviews but, hey, the focus is on Orange.
 
As Adrienne and Anneliese practiced their beginners' skills on the Bunny Hill, Christina and I decided to come into the lodge for a quick dinner, planning to meet the others soon.
 
We courageously entered the lodge's cafeteria, and chose our food items. I decided on a deliciously delicious blackberry yogurt. But Christina was more daring. She approached the fruit bowl and extracted a perfectly round, ripe Orange. BUM, BUM, BUM!
 
We chose our drinks, paid for our meals, and mounted the stairway to...er...the tables and such. Upon our arrival, we sat in the most uncomfortable but, after a long day of skiing, welcomed chairs. I began to eat my yogurt and Christina sliced the Orange in half.
 
As she stared upon the fruit, Christina had a sudden epiphany. Did these Orange's look like...mouths? Like little creatures with feelings that had the ability to express themselves through facial expressions rather that vocalization even though they do have mouths? The answer was and is yes. Christina began to move the Oranges in such a manner that they appeared to be talking. As they could not speak on their own, Christina narrated for the little fruit. We decided that we'd make our own Orange County movie to prove to James and Cy that their movie sucked and ours was better! It was ingenious!
 
Soon later, our friends, one a Canadian immigrant, the other an eccentric Secretary of State of an imaginary tropical island called Special Island, entered. We showed them our wonderful idea. They didn't seem to be too interested, but were soon amazed by the aura of power this fruit, this...Orange radiated and eventually became a part of his adoring entourage.
 
As the skiing continued, Christina and I became quite aware of the potential this little fruit had. We began thinking of random story lines as we ascended the mountain via the chairlift, and decided to get started right away.
 
Thus, Orange and his first two books, Orange Goes Skiing and Orange Goes to the Beach, were born.
 
Alpine Valley became the main place of Orange discussion and creation as the ski season continued. We experimented with the effect of gravity on Oranges by having an Orange undergo vertical descent from a second story balcony as well as created a brand new sport. Yes, Orange Ski Polo. An Orange was destroyed, but it was in the name of science. And it was fun too!
 
So this is the unforgettable saga. Be it the truth, be it a legend, or be it a myth, this...is...ORANGE.

Snow-capped mountains

After being discovered, Orange had two books written about him, called Orange Goes to the Beach and Orange Goes Skiing. More books are being written and should be finished soon. The creators of Orange have many new ideas for Orange, like t-shirts and videos. A full length feature film is also in the works.

Orange thinks the Beatles are cool!

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