Hello Everybody and a happy Friday to you! Here in the UK the celebrations for the Queen’s platinum jubilee are well underway. There is a lot of bunting and a lot of cake. So, do please help yourself while I make us some tea… Meanwhile, wouldn’t you know, the little houses are having some strife from a less than pleasant ruler of their own… There is a little video here if you’d like a twirl…
Living on the Edge 182; Tunnel Vision…
From birth, Lord Tristan of Highwater had been comfily nestled in a position of power. He had inherited his title, his land and even his butler from his late father.
With this great power, of course, came great responsibility. It was unfortunate, therefore, that Tristan did not take this responsibility seriously. He squandered the trust others placed in him, was mean spirited, selfish and generally unpleasant.
As an example of Tristan’s attitude let us look to the valley below. That afternoon Burt washed his windows and hung them out to dry. From above, Tristan observed this work and effort and instantly instructed his butler to fetch the Saharan sand, which he kept in one of the cellars, and cascade it in great clouds over the side of the mountain. You see? Mean.
Despite unrelenting provocation, the villagers never retaliated and instead, dealt with Tristan’s spiteful ways with kindness. This simply irked Tristan more.
Although he was all the bad things mentioned above and more, Tristan was not stupid. And he couldn’t shake the feeling that, nice though his subjects were to his face, somehow, he was being undermined… xxx
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