"There was an old proverb, my tutors taught me when I was just a child. One of the Ancient Cenhilli origin. How this very valley was formed called 'The Foolish Old Man who Removed the Mountains'. It tells of an old man who lived in lived here with his family many, many cycles ago and was known as the Foolish Old Man of Eastern Mountain. His house faced east and beyond his doorway stood the two great peaks, Anhawster and Hamheuaeth, obstructing the way. With great determination, he led his sons in digging up these mountains hoe in hand. Another greybeard, known as the Wise Old Man, saw them and said disdainfully to the Foolish Man, "How silly of you to do this! It is impossible for you to dig up these two huge mountains." The Foolish Old Man replied, "When I die my sons will carry on; when they die, there will be my grandsons and then their sons and grandsons, and so on to infinity. High as they are, the mountains cannot grow any higher and with every bit we dig, they will be that much lower. Why can't we clear them anyway?" Having refuted the Wise Old Man's wrong view, he went on digging every day, unshaken in his conviction. The Gods were moved by this, and he sent down two of his Celestials, who carried the mountains away on their backs. Today, two big mountains lie like a dead weight on the Chinese people. One is Imperialism, the other is Feudalism. The Tyr Rianni Amelioration has long made up its mind to dig them up. We as Gliesians must persevere and work unceasingly, and we too, will touch the Gods' hearts. Our Gods is none other than the masses of the Chinese people. If they stand up and dig together with us, why can't these mountains be cleared away? Our work now has only just begun!"
Eodem: a Rifle and Sword Adventure
Fantasy · Hackata_48
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