Out On a Limb (Bowser Version)

In the middle of the forest, Bowser the woodsman has finished chopping the base of a very large tree. With only a thin line of wood supporting the entire weight and balance of the tree, the tree begins to topple over. Unfortunately, it falls towards Bowser and he trips while running away. He turns onto his back and as the shadow of the tree draws closer, he closes his eyes in anticipation of death. Nothing happens, however, and Bowser slowly opens his eyes.

We see that the only thing keeping the tree from crushing Bowser is a branch that props the tree up at an angle. Sadly, the branch has landed squarely on one of Bowser's legs, trapping him. Bowser tries pulling his leg out from beneath the tree and pushing the tree off of him, but his efforts are effortless. Bowser picks up his axe and attempts to cut the branch, but the head of the axe flies off when Bowser swings the axe outward. Bowser stares at the handle of the axe and then curses to himself as he checks the contents of his pockets.

He finds a button, a spoon, and a paperclip. Realizing what he must do to survive, Bowser bites down on the handle of his axe, and starts stabbing his leg with the spoon. This causes a cut to form on his leg, and Bowser cries out in pain. Nevertheless, he continues his efforts long into the night, the spoon getting more and more bloody as time goes on. With tears running down his cheeks and the axe handle breaking in two due to excessive biting, Bowser has to break the bone of his leg. When the spoon doesn't work, Bowser picks up a rock and hammers the spoon, lodging it into his leg bone. He twists the spoon, the bone finally breaks and Bowser unleashes a screech of pain.

Though in tremendous pain, Bowser falls back and laughs as his ordeal is over. The spoon is now bent and useless, but Bowser doesn't care. He sits up and looks at his leg when suddenly he looks dumbstruck. It turns out he hacked off the wrong leg and he's still trapped under the tree. Bowser screams and sighs before unbending the paper clip. Biting down on his severed leg, Bowser begins the horrible process all over again. He begins to hack off his other leg, as he howls through clenched teeth.