In 1873, a team of German explorers and their three dogs
decided to penetrate the heart of the South American jungle.
After twelve years, they had set up a fort in an Incan
town, the centerpiece of which was a large idol with a huge ruby for an eye.
The German church had sent out their best man, Friar
Wilhelm Werks, three times to check on the progress of the fort, and each time
the appearance of the idol had sent him into fits of screaming, complete with
shouts, curses, and rending of garments. Each time, he screamed so loudly that
he sent the dogs running for cover. And each time, he left with a warning that
the next time he visited, the idol had better be torn down.
The commander of the fort, Hans Brickner, received a
message that Friar Werks would be coming to visit again in a fortnight. He
quickly called a meeting with his top commanders. All five agreed that the friar
would explode when he saw the idol still standing.
"But," said Commander Brickner, "there's
nothing to be done.
If we take down the idol, we will anger the local tribe,
and without their cooperation, we're dead."
His second-in-command, Herr Kommandant Wagner, said,
"In that case, we'd better make sure we put the dogs away."
"Why?"
"You know how scared the dogs get when Friar Werks
goes off on the Fort of Jewel Eye."
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