Long ago, the Earth was a place of light and prosperity. Many consider this a time of miracles, for it was when students of the International Baccalaureate Programme did not procrastinate. Unfortunately, the light eventually turned to darkness.
It all started at the Favarger chocolate factory in Geneva. On their lunch break, the IB Board of Governors decided to visit some of the tourist attractions in their own city. As this was also a time when the humans and animals lived in harmony, the Governors’ choice to use the designated company unicorn for transportation was not an odd idea. So, they began their journey, the blue and white IB unicorns following the smell of chocolate to navigate. Once they arrived at the factory the Governors could not contain their excitement. They were about to eat some of the world’s finest chocolates! In spite of their excitement, they hastily tied up their unicorns and rushed into the chocolate wonderland. The time spent in the factory was a wonderful one, the Governors ate more chocolate than the IB students they have made cry. After a few hours of paradise, the Governors decided it was time for them to head home. However, the amazing chocolate did not take their breath away as much as what they saw once they left the factory. In the parking lot of the Favarger chocolate factory were the beautiful blue and white unicorns, physically identical, but internally changed drastically. As they were not tied up properly, the unicorns decided to venture into the forest next to the factory. There, the beautiful creatures encountered some grizzly bears who were notorious for casting spells on other animals. In this case, the bears chose to curse the unicorns with procrastination. From that point on, the unicorns would always wait until the last minute to do everything. The IB Board of Governors were never on-time to any of their meetings, until they decided to abandon the unicorns and use cars instead. However, they could not abandon tradition and still had to sign all the IB forms and contracts with the blue IB unicorns’ blood. All first drafts of IB exams are still written with this blood as well. Eventually the morals of the unicorns passed on to the students. To this day, students of the International Baccalaureate Programme are some of the world’s most successful procrastinators.
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