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And before you say anything, THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER FAN SITE!

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Originally written by Tachytackiness:

Okay. What distinguishes it from thousands of other such forums?

—Alorael, who likes to know what he's signing up for before he signs up.

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Once upon a time, there were two brothers who ran a farm with their father. One of them was a reasonable, knowledgeable man who knew his business. Sadly, the other one was a fool.

And when their father died without a will, the two brothers did not want to continue running their farm together (mainly because each of the two brothers knew in their heart that the other was a fool and would only bring their business down). And so they pondered long how they should divide their inheritance.

They split up everything nice and even, until they came to their livestock. Here, they could not reach agreement. Because, see, the two brothers had both worked hard to keep these animals, but because each were convinced the other was a fool, they were equally convinced they deserved them more. And so they resolved to make a wager.

Actually, it was the foolish brother who proposed it. "I will build," he said, "a new stable right next to the old one. And when in the evening the beasts come home from the pasture, some of them will go into the old stable, and some will go into the new one. And I will keep all the animals that go into the new stable; you can keep the rest. Fair bargain?"

"Fair bargain," said the other, and though the foolish brother did not ask for it, both brothers worked together to build the new stable, because it was not really a task for one man. At length, they were finished.

In his mind, the foolish brother was already gloating over his new herd. Of course, he thought, all but the most stupid of animals will come into my stable. It's so new, and bright, and shiny, what beast could resist its attraction? Thus he gloated, and awaited with eagerness the moment when they would drive their cattle back from the pasture, and they would each choose their stable.

But oh! When the animals faced the two stables, they did not once turn their heads to even look at the new stable! Instead they walked mindlessly on, driven by force of their habit, into the old stables that were their home.

Only a single old donkey walked into the new forum, because he was nearly blind and had lost his way.

Later, the smart brother felt bad about having let his brother walk into the trap of his own folly, but when he searched for him, intending to propose a more fair division of the animals, he was too late: In shame, the foolish brother had mounted the back of his donkey, and ridden off into the night to escape the embarassment. He never returned.

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And yes, I'm an http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/

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Originally written by Kagurati_Tian:


Besides, it is kinda fun to create your own board.

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