Storytelling for Week 11: The Passing of Hugh

Charlie Sheen proved with his wild antics and large paycheck that he was worthy of entering the Playboy Mansion.  However, Charlie decided to bring along with him a date, Crystal, to one of the Mansion's parties.  When Hugh Hefner saw Crystal, he instantly fell in love with her and always wanted to be with her, for she was an extremely beautiful woman who was young enough to be his great granddaughter.

Crystal laughed at Hugh in secret due to his decrepit body that was probably ravaged by STD's but decided to use him to eventually gain his fortune when he died.  Hugh knew that Crystal was after his fortune but he could not resist her charms and the fact that she was attractive.  They eventually got married and she was listed as the recipient of his estate once he died.

Hugh Hefner.  Web Source: EOnline

Hugh and Crystal traveled all around the world, sightseeing and indulging in all the luxuries that only great wealth could afford.  Crystal, however, began to tire of Hugh's company and regretted ever marrying him for his money.

Finally, the two ended back in the States and returned to the the Playboy Mansion.  One day, Hugh showed Crystal his brand new tanning bed he bought so he could look nice and leathery for swimsuit season so he could go to the beach.  Summoning all her wits, Crystal told Hugh that he should get in the tanning bed and take a nap, and when it was time for him to get out she would let him know.  When he hopped in and fell quickly into a deep sleep like most elderly people do, she cranked up the heat setting and made sure he couldn't get out. 

After his death Crystal was filled with joy, because she inherited his fortune and no longer had to be around that horny old man.

Author's Note:  For this storytelling, I used The Passing of Merlin from the King Arthur unit.  I decided to tell the story about Hugh Hefner because in the original, Merlin is kind of a horny old man who falls head over heels for a woman named Vivien, who was using Merlin to learn all of his magic.  I found Hugh to be similar to Merlin in this situation so I used him and I looked up his current wife, Crystal, to use in place of Vivien.  Merlin and Vivien travel many places and eventually return home, where he shows her a rock where he says there are many marvelous things underneath.  Vivien asks him to go underneath to show her, and when he goes in she buries him alive and leaves happy, since she learned everything that he knew.

Bibliography:   King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang (1902).  Web Source: Untextbook