PolygonPat's Mate Delicious Decagon
Delicious Decagon was no optical illusion. Perfect in
weight and nature. Popular at school, helpful at home
and attentive to studies. To you and me there was
nothing that Delicious Decagon was not.

But to Delicious Decagon it was an entirely different
story. When Delicious Decagon looked into the mirror
all that showed was an optical illusion of fat and thin
rhomboids. Delicious Decagon thought "I have no
personality and people are only friends with me
because they feel sorry for me".

Delicious Decagon decided "the best way of making
people like me is to get rid of all these fat rhomboids.
Then I will be more attractive, more perfect and people
will stop criticising me", (people rarely did anyway).

As you can see Delicious Decagon's major problem
was low self esteem. Delicious Decagon thought "I
am going fix this rhomboid problem once and for all by
getting rid of all these fat rhomboids".  

What used to be Delicious Decagon's goal of studies
and friends now became rhomboids, rhomboids, and
rhomboids.  Sometimes Delicious Decagon became
so hungry a rhomboid snack attack into the fridge at
night occurred, eating every bit of rhomboid food in
sight. Disgusted at these frequent snack attacks,
Delicious Decagon would sometimes do a big sickie.

Eventually, Delicious Decagon's once beautiful teeth
started to discolour. Delicious Decagon's hair become
weak and thin. Clothes that once fitted now began to
hang loosely. And the Delicious Decagon's once
perfect complexion began to lose colour.
Delicious Decagon now seemed to tire easily and for
some one that used to have such a great nature, there
was a change. Delicious Decagon became snappy
and withdrawn.

Delicious Decagon's friend PolygonPat had been
watching Delicious Decagon for some time, and had
become concerned and scared for Delicious Decagon.
PolygonPat realised that if some one did not help
Delicious Decagon soon, it would be too late.

Help Delicious Decagon to once again look in the
mirror and see the reflection of a beautiful person by
adding colour and design into Delicious Decagon's
life. You will find a self portrait of Delicious Decagon
on the next page. Or you can just colour in the design
done by the kids at PolygonPat's school
Delicious Decagon by kids at PolygonPat's school
Story by Fau Lightning and Josie