Post St. Patrick's Day #1
The Legend of St. Patrick:
"Most people in Ireland didn't like snakes. They thought snakes were slimy and poisonous and had big nasty fangs, and they were afraid of them. Patrick didn't like snakes either, and was afraid of them for the same reasons. He decided it would be a pretty good miracle to get rid of them, and so on the day he told the people he would chase all the snakes out of Ireland, he showed up with a drum made of snakeskin and walked down the middle of Dublin town beating it so loud that the windows shook.
The noise made people clap their hands over their ears. The snakes, of course, had no hands, and couldn't protect their ears from the noise. All they could do was slither away.
Patrick drove the whole hissing, wriggling mass of them into the Irish sea, and from then on, people called him St. Patrick and there were no more snakes in Ireland."
The Legend of the Pied Piper:
"In 1284, the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation. One day, a man claiming to be a rat-catcher approached the villagers with a solution. They promised to pay him for the removal of the rats. The man accepted and thus took a pipe and lured the rats with a song into the river, where all of them drowned.
Despite his success, the people reneged on their promise and refused to pay the rat-catcher. The man left the town angrily, but returned some time later, on June 26th, seeking revenge.
While the inhabitants were in church, he played his pipe again, this time attracting the children of Hamelin. One hundred and thirty boys and girls followed him out of the town, where they were lured into a cave and never seen again. "
As we can see, there are certain similaries. Pestilence, noise, drowning, creative problem-solving. Here is an easy guide to keeping things straight.
1. St. Patrick did not charm the snakes with sweet sweet pipe music, and lead them into the ocean. But if you think that, it's pretty cute.
2. The Pied Piper did not chase the rats with a drum.
3. Snakes are not actually slimy but feel cool and dry to the touch.
4. Unlike snakes, both rats and children have hands to put over their ears.
5. It would also be a pretty good miracle to beat children with a drum.
6. There is no St. Pied Piper.
"Most people in Ireland didn't like snakes. They thought snakes were slimy and poisonous and had big nasty fangs, and they were afraid of them. Patrick didn't like snakes either, and was afraid of them for the same reasons. He decided it would be a pretty good miracle to get rid of them, and so on the day he told the people he would chase all the snakes out of Ireland, he showed up with a drum made of snakeskin and walked down the middle of Dublin town beating it so loud that the windows shook.
The noise made people clap their hands over their ears. The snakes, of course, had no hands, and couldn't protect their ears from the noise. All they could do was slither away.
Patrick drove the whole hissing, wriggling mass of them into the Irish sea, and from then on, people called him St. Patrick and there were no more snakes in Ireland."
The Legend of the Pied Piper:
"In 1284, the town of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation. One day, a man claiming to be a rat-catcher approached the villagers with a solution. They promised to pay him for the removal of the rats. The man accepted and thus took a pipe and lured the rats with a song into the river, where all of them drowned.
Despite his success, the people reneged on their promise and refused to pay the rat-catcher. The man left the town angrily, but returned some time later, on June 26th, seeking revenge.
While the inhabitants were in church, he played his pipe again, this time attracting the children of Hamelin. One hundred and thirty boys and girls followed him out of the town, where they were lured into a cave and never seen again. "
As we can see, there are certain similaries. Pestilence, noise, drowning, creative problem-solving. Here is an easy guide to keeping things straight.
1. St. Patrick did not charm the snakes with sweet sweet pipe music, and lead them into the ocean. But if you think that, it's pretty cute.
2. The Pied Piper did not chase the rats with a drum.
3. Snakes are not actually slimy but feel cool and dry to the touch.
4. Unlike snakes, both rats and children have hands to put over their ears.
5. It would also be a pretty good miracle to beat children with a drum.
6. There is no St. Pied Piper.
posted by Idoru at 12:00 AM
1 Comments:
What do you suppose that Pederast Pied Piper did in that cave of his? Play "Sex in The City Trivial Pursuit"? Not bloody likely.
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