Pear

Pear? Doesn't it looks like an arrangement of letters only? Is it just a fruit? Why pear is not as important as apple? An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Why this idiom uses apple and not pear? Well, I would like to tell you a story. Once upon a time, there is this man who likes to travel. His dream is to travel around the world and described the shape of Earth. At that moment, scientists haven't discovered that Earth is spherical shape. This man called himself Manny. One day, Manny planned to travel around the world. He wants to prove to people that the Earth shaped like a pear with blue and green. Manny not only want to prove his thoughts, but he wants to be well-known. Well, when people go for  travelling, for sure they will do some preparations. Manny did some preparation but instead of buying dry food for his expedition, he bought pear. He rented a ship from his friend. Inside this ship, there is a store room. Manny occupied the store room with pear. People think that Manny is crazy because the pear will start rotten when days pass by but Manny does not think so, and he challenged the people who say that he is crazy. Therefore, Manny started his trip. Whenever his hungry, he ate the pear he brought. About three weeks later, the people in Manny's  home town was worry about Manny. Because Manny hasn't reached his  home town, and the people in Manny's home town bet that Manny is run out of food because the pear should be rotten. Everyday, the people in his home town try to get news about Manny. After one month later, the people in Manny's  home town not only get worry about Manny's safety but Manny's condition because all along Manny get sick easily. Everyone in Manny's  home town was so sad because they thought Manny had passed away. Three months later, Manny reaches his  home town. Manny's  home town people were scared when they saw Manny. Later, when they found out Manny was really a human, they were glad that Manny could return safely. Since Manny was the only one that has the experienced in  travelling, hence, Manny was always found by the villagers as they thought Manny will have the best knowledge as said in one of the  Malay idioms, gain knowledge until China. From that day onwards, Manny's job is to help the villagers as well as telling stories regarding his travel. He also will describe the shape of the Earth as in the pear shape. Villagers who once thought he was crazy no longer laugh at him.