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A Timely Story

Happily skipping through the Black Forest, I one day came upon the library of a tiny secluded town. Checking its bulletin board, I saw an obituary posted, old and faded. It totally floored me! How could such important news not be better known? I’ll offer you the posting in English translation. Better read it sitting down lest your legs suddenly go numb!

“Little Red Riding Hood tried her best not to cross the path of the Big Bad Wolf. The ‘conflict’ between her and the Wolf was well known — him wanting to eat her and her trying not to become his lunch!

“A group of concerned do-gooders formed a Peace Committee for negotiating a settlement. The task was difficult. The Wolf agreed, engaging in some preliminary small talk. Red Riding Hood adamantly refused. 

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