10-09-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On October 9th, 2024 in the small town of Beaverlick, Kentucky, a most peculiar event occurred. Farmer Jedidiah Buckthorn was out in his fields that morning collecting eggs from the chicken coop as usual. As he lifted an egg from the straw-covered floor of the coop, something strange caught his eye. Where only seconds before there had been a brown speckled egg sat instead a perfectly round green orb glowing with an eerie light. Startled, Farmer Buckthorn dropped the glowing orb with a yell, but it did not crack on impact with the ground. Rather, it began to hover a few inches off the dirt floor of the coop, pulsating gently.

Now poor Farmer Buckthorn had seen many strange things in over four decades on this planet, but a floating glowing egg was beyond his experience. He pinched himself hard to ensure he wasn't dreaming, then tentatively reached out a work-worn hand to touch the orb. To his surprise, it felt smooth and warm like polished jade under his calloused farmer's fingers. As he picked it up to examine more closely, a soft voice seemed to emanate from within the orb, saying "Take me to your leader." Well, that was quite enough for Farmer Buckthorn, who yelped and tossed the orb straight up in the air. As it ascended, the orb let out a peel of tinkling laughter and shot off like lightning over the treetops, gone as swiftly as it had arrived. The townsfolk still speak of the Mysterious Glowing Egg of Buckthorn Farm to this day.