Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a minute man named Mini. Mini was always in a hurry and never had time to do anything properly. He was always late for work and was never able to finish his tasks on time. One day, while rushing to his job as a net maker, Mini tripped and fell into a river. As he swam to the shore, he noticed that he had shrunk to the size of a pea!

Mini was horrified, he had never seen anything like this before. He quickly ran to the local wizard, hoping that he could help him return to his normal size. The wizard listened carefully to Mini's story and then said, "I can help you, but you must bring me a net that can catch a monoid."

Mini had never heard of a monoid before, but he was determined to return to his normal size, so he set off to catch one. He searched high and low, but he couldn't find a single monoid. Just when he was about to give up, he stumbled upon a group of strange creatures, each with a unique shape. They were all monoids!

Mini quickly made a net and caught one of the monoids. He took it to the wizard, who then said, "You have caught a very special monoid, one that is a median of all the other monoids." The wizard then used the monoid to cast a spell that returned Mini to his normal size.

Overjoyed, Mini asked the wizard how he could thank him. The wizard simply replied, "Go and live your life to the fullest, and always remember the importance of finding the midpoint between rushing and taking things slow."

From that day on, Mini was never in a hurry again. He took his time to enjoy the simple things in life, and he became known as the model of balance and serenity. He even started his own net-making business and became the most successful net maker in the village. And every day, he would sit and think about the lessons he had learned, and the adventures he had been on, at the node of the river where he had first shrunk to the size of a pea.

Reflections

1. What was Mini's problem before he shrunk to the size of a pea?
2. Why did Mini have to catch a monoid?
3. What did the wizard mean when he said Mini had caught a "median" monoid?
4. How did Mini's personality change after he returned to his normal size?
5. Why did the wizard tell Mini to always remember the importance of finding the midpoint between rushing and taking things slow?
6. How did Mini become the most successful net maker in the village?
7. What lesson did Mini learn from his adventures?
8. Can you think of a time when you felt like you were rushing too much, just like Mini? How did you handle it?