THE RAISIN (award-winning short film)

Summary

In this quirky and humorous narrative, the speaker shares their unusual daily routine of eating potatoes and chocolate-covered raisins. They describe a peculiar system of buying large quantities of potatoes and raisins to maintain balance in their life. The story takes an unexpected turn when the speaker, after removing their trousers to cook, encounters a squirrel, which they despise. In a comedic twist, the squirrel is replaced by an elderly woman, leading to a misunderstanding involving a gun and a large number of chocolate-covered raisins. The chaotic situation concludes with the speaker's potatoes burning, and the humor is heightened by bizarre exchanges and actions.

Takeaways

• 😀 The speaker buys potatoes in bulk, specifically 10 kilograms at a time, to get the best price.
• 😀 The speaker's dinner consists of one potato and one chocolate-covered raisin every day.
• 😀 The speaker balances buying potatoes in large quantities with buying chocolate-covered raisins in similarly large amounts.
• 😀 The speaker's daily routine involves cooking potatoes and changing trousers at the same time, which takes exactly one hour and 25 minutes.
• 😀 The speaker enjoys a predictable routine, even changing trousers when unnecessary, to ensure the potato cooking time aligns with it.
• 😀 One day, while removing trousers, the speaker spots a squirrel, which leads to a series of events involving a gun and a misunderstanding.
• 😀 The speaker strongly dislikes two things in life: liars and squirrels.
• 😀 The speaker attempts to confront the squirrel with a gun but encounters a little old lady instead, creating an awkward situation.
• 😀 There is a misunderstanding where the speaker, holding a gun and 5,000 chocolate-covered raisins, is mistaken for a threat by the old lady.
• 😀 The old lady and the speaker engage in a bizarre back-and-forth, with the speaker proving their honesty by counting the raisins in their pants.
• 😀 In the end, the speaker's potatoes are burning, and their hunger dissipates amidst the chaos.

Q & A

Why does the speaker buy potatoes in 10-kilogram batches?

The speaker buys potatoes in large quantities because the more potatoes you buy, the cheaper each individual potato becomes. This is a strategy to save money.

What is the problem the speaker faces with buying chocolate-covered raisins?

The speaker finds that when buying large quantities of chocolate-covered raisins (in 10-kilogram batches), it is necessary to balance the weight of the potatoes in their hands, which is quite inconvenient.

Why does the speaker always know how long it takes to cook their potatoes?

The speaker knows exactly how long it takes to cook the potatoes because they have a consistent routine where the cooking time is the same as the time it takes them to change their trousers.

What happens when the speaker sees a squirrel while they are cooking potatoes?

The speaker, who dislikes squirrels and liars, sees a squirrel and immediately decides to grab a gun, but by the time they are ready to confront it, the squirrel has disappeared and is replaced by an elderly lady.

How does the speaker respond to the appearance of the old lady?

The speaker initially assumes the situation looks suspicious, leading to a conversation where the elderly lady expresses confusion over the situation, particularly about the number of chocolate-covered raisins in the speaker's pants.

What does the elderly lady accuse the speaker of doing?

The elderly lady accuses the speaker of standing there with a gun and 5,000 chocolate-covered raisins in their pants, implying that the situation looks strange or suspicious.

What is the speaker's reaction to being called a liar?

The speaker responds defensively, stating they have never lied in their entire life. They proceed to count numbers out loud to prove their honesty.

What happens when the speaker counts numbers out loud?

The speaker begins counting numbers out loud, continuing until they reach 5,000, trying to demonstrate their sincerity and to prove they are not lying.

How does the elderly lady respond after the speaker counts to 5,000?

The elderly lady apologizes, admitting she didn't mean any harm and expresses regret for having misunderstood the speaker's intentions.

What happens after the speaker smells the potatoes burning?

After realizing the potatoes are burning, the speaker becomes aware of their hunger and focuses on the burnt potatoes, signaling the end of the unusual confrontation with the elderly lady.