Did you hear about the native chief who lived on an island? He decided he wanted more power and status, so began invading the surrounding islands. Each time he deposed another island king, he would steal the kings throne and take it back to his own island and place it in his grass hut palace (they didn't have any bricks).
Anyway, one day he heard that there was a very rich and powerful king on an island three days away by boat. It was a long way, and his warriors would be tired by the time he got there but he became consumed with wanting to overthrow this king.
So, after hollowing out the BEST dugout canoes ever, he selected his twenty best and fiercest warriors and set off towards the kingdom. When he got there his men were indeed tired, but they fought like animals and eventually won the day and killed the king of the island. When our king saw the dead kings palace, he couldn't believe it. Riches and jewels all over the place but, best of all, a GOLDEN throne, encrusted with precious gems and carved most exquisitely. Problem was, it weighed mightily! HOW, he thought, can I get this throne back to my own island to show it off to my people?
His men set about it and built a HUGE canoe raft made of forty tree trunks. They struggled, but after over a week of sailing, they got the throne home. The king went to put it in his grass palace, but what with all the other thrones from previous victories, and what with this one being so big, there wasn't room!
He thought, then decided that he would just have the NEW throne in his palace. He didn't want to get rid of all the others, so instructed his men to put all the others thrones in the roof space of his grass palace. This they did, and moved in the kings new throne.
After it was done, he reclined, reflecting in what a GREAT and POWERFUL king he was, and how his subjects must LOVE him. Just then, the weight of the other thrones became too much for the flimsy roof and they came crashing on to the king, killing him stone dead!
And, of course, the moral of THIS story is.........
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GRASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T STOW THRONES!!!!
Anyway, one day he heard that there was a very rich and powerful king on an island three days away by boat. It was a long way, and his warriors would be tired by the time he got there but he became consumed with wanting to overthrow this king.
So, after hollowing out the BEST dugout canoes ever, he selected his twenty best and fiercest warriors and set off towards the kingdom. When he got there his men were indeed tired, but they fought like animals and eventually won the day and killed the king of the island. When our king saw the dead kings palace, he couldn't believe it. Riches and jewels all over the place but, best of all, a GOLDEN throne, encrusted with precious gems and carved most exquisitely. Problem was, it weighed mightily! HOW, he thought, can I get this throne back to my own island to show it off to my people?
His men set about it and built a HUGE canoe raft made of forty tree trunks. They struggled, but after over a week of sailing, they got the throne home. The king went to put it in his grass palace, but what with all the other thrones from previous victories, and what with this one being so big, there wasn't room!
He thought, then decided that he would just have the NEW throne in his palace. He didn't want to get rid of all the others, so instructed his men to put all the others thrones in the roof space of his grass palace. This they did, and moved in the kings new throne.
After it was done, he reclined, reflecting in what a GREAT and POWERFUL king he was, and how his subjects must LOVE him. Just then, the weight of the other thrones became too much for the flimsy roof and they came crashing on to the king, killing him stone dead!
And, of course, the moral of THIS story is.........
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GRASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T STOW THRONES!!!!