THE GRASS IS BLUE
Author: Dadalifted
last update2022-07-25 02:38:14
Laughter, they say is the best medicine. Little wonders great men and women are always seen in the company of those who make them happy, and it's common to see a king making his jester his closet buddy.

The laughter of the noble mafias inside El Ramon's palace sounded like those of hyenas when the comedian in their front concluded his comedy, bowed and wobbled like a drunkard out of sight.

Suddenly, the noise quiet down when Andrea stepped with a guitar into the podium, jerked up the microphone, and began the fable of the tortoise who wants to have all the world's wisdom.

A long time ago when animals can talk, reason, and act like humans. A young tortoise decided to gather all the wisdom on earth, so he will be the only wise animal.

He stepped out of his comfort zone, travelled all around the world in search of wisdom, and then packed them inside a big calabash that he hung with a rope around his neck.

After months of the dangerous journey, the young tortoise had gathered enough wi
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