The Wily Wizard and the Boneheaded Bard
By Houston
10 October 2016

Once there was a wizard, who lived in a thick forest outside the shire of Nottingham, England. The summer sun settled in the sky on this warm, lazy afternoon, so the fatigued and worn wizard wanted to rest. He seemingly had an eternal scowl because he was an indignant, old warlock.

Suddenly, a dumb bard started singing an annoying tune outside the wizard’s cave. The wizard woke up grudgingly and felt anguish because of the grotesque melody.

“Get away from here, sir!” boomed the wizard. “Have you no manners or respect for the elderly?”

“I have a right to be here,” taunted the insolent bard, hastily singing even louder because he wanted to perturb the snappy wizard. Cunningly, the wizard decided to extol the bard, instead of rebuking him.

“Your singing is so beautiful and sleek,” flattered the wizard. “Why don’t I enjoy your song, and we can share this rare ale from Hallstatt, Austria? I heard than Johannes Gutenberg loves the drink.”

The boneheaded bard was cajoled and went closer, so the wizard could see him. But this proved fatal because the wily wizard pounced on the bard and ate him dead.

Moral: Just because somebody flatters you doesn’t mean they really admire you. They may even be your enemy!