Crayon Stories: Violet Purple

Welcome to crayon stories! I have one of those giant, 120 boxes of Crayola crayons. I want to write a little about each color. Just for fun!

Violet Purple

 

When I was in first grade I did my first color-by-number. One of the numbers called for purple, so I took out my box of crayons, each crayon labeled with my initials. I grabbed the purple, but to my dismay it violet purple. I wanted purple, just plain purple. It's what the worksheet demanded. Frustrated, I went to the back of the room, where my teacher kept jars of spare crayons. I opened the jar containing what appeared to be purple crayons. I grabbed one; it still said violet purple. I grabbed another, and another. I just could not win. I went to a fellow classmate of mine, and asked if he had a purple crayon. He said yes and gave me it. I was happy, but then disappointed when it was labeled violet purple. Really? He told me violet was the same as purple. I disagreed, but finally settled to color the purple areas violet.