This is a tale of the golden oyster boys.

It starts off, like these stories do, filled with hope and ambition.

Look at all the baby mushrooms!

Except, they all died. They suffocated. Drowned in their own CO₂.

Then I chopped them into pieces...

... right before I ate them.

They were delicious.

And soon, new ones took their place. Ready to be cared for properly this time.

Without mistakes.

With love, in the form of fresh air and cool mist.

They're all grown up!

They were delicious, too.

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton ... a must-read.