To the tune of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-air Theme Song"
Well this a story all about how Pygmalion's life got twisted upside down. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you all about how Pygmalion made love to a statue.
In West Cyprus, Greece, born and raised, in his work shop is where he spent most of his days. Chillin' out, craftin', relaxin' all cool while creating some sculptures with all of his tools, when a couple of women, that were prostitutes, started doing disgusting things around the neighborhood. Pygmalion took one little glance and he declared, "No more women ever again, I swear!"
End of the tune
After swearing off of women, Pygmalion logically (sarcasm) started to craft a large statue of a woman, made out of ivory. He spent months and months on the statue and became increasingly attracted to it, to the point where he was actually in love with the statue. He would dress it up, buy it things, kiss it, all the normal stuff that one does to a statue. He named the statue Galatea.
Aphrodite, the goddess of love, witnessed this and didn't really like it. Her solution was to turn Galatea into a real woman.
Galatea and Pygmalion lived happily ever after, and brought gifts and sacrifices to Aphrodite for the rest of their lives.
If I could bring one character to life, I would choose Barney. Why? This would cause nothing short of turmoil in the world of science, particularly genetics. We seem to have a generally firm grasp on the types and species of organisms that inhabit Earth, but if a big fuzzy purple dinosaur were to show up spontaneously, it would turn a lot of heads.
The fact that your beginning paragraph was to the tune of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is truly magical, that was quite impressive. Your summary of Pygmalion was spot on, and I think you choice of who you would bring to life was very refreshing. I've never heard of anyone say that they want Barney to come to life, but you're right about that it would freak people out.
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