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In 1873, a team of German explorers and their three dogs decided to
penetrate the heart of the South American jungle. After twelve years, they
had set up a fort in an Incan town, the centerpiece of which was a large
idol with a huge ruby for an eye.
The German church had sent out their best man, Friar Wilhelm Werks, three
times to check on the progress of the fort, and each time the appearance
of the idol had sent him into fits of screaming, complete with shouts,
curses, and rending of garments. Each time, he screamed so loud that he
sent the dogs running for cover. And each time, he left with a warning that
the next time he visited, the idol had better be torn down.
The commander of the fort, Hans Brickner, received a message that Friar
Werks would be coming to visit again in a fortnight. He quickly called a
meeting with his top commanders. All five agreed that the Friar would
explode when he saw the idol still standing. "But," said Commander Brickner,
"there's nothing to be done. If we take down the idol, we will anger the
local tribe, and without their cooperation we're dead."
His second-in-command, Herr Kommandant Wagner said, "In that case, we'd
better make sure we put the dogs away."
"Why?"
"You know how scared the dogs get when Friar Werks goes off on the Fort of Jewel Eye."
penetrate the heart of the South American jungle. After twelve years, they
had set up a fort in an Incan town, the centerpiece of which was a large
idol with a huge ruby for an eye.
The German church had sent out their best man, Friar Wilhelm Werks, three
times to check on the progress of the fort, and each time the appearance
of the idol had sent him into fits of screaming, complete with shouts,
curses, and rending of garments. Each time, he screamed so loud that he
sent the dogs running for cover. And each time, he left with a warning that
the next time he visited, the idol had better be torn down.
The commander of the fort, Hans Brickner, received a message that Friar
Werks would be coming to visit again in a fortnight. He quickly called a
meeting with his top commanders. All five agreed that the Friar would
explode when he saw the idol still standing. "But," said Commander Brickner,
"there's nothing to be done. If we take down the idol, we will anger the
local tribe, and without their cooperation we're dead."
His second-in-command, Herr Kommandant Wagner said, "In that case, we'd
better make sure we put the dogs away."
"Why?"
"You know how scared the dogs get when Friar Werks goes off on the Fort of Jewel Eye."
