It can't get any louder.

There were three friends, Fer, Fudd and Foong. They lived in the honest village of Glad and read in a local school, Happy.

Fer was short and fat.

Fudd was short and sad.

Foong was tall and fat.

Their favorite game was Boblethon. The rules of the game were simple. They had to dig holes in the ground and throw stones in each other's holes. At the end of an hour whoever had the maximum amount of emptiness in the holes would win the game. Foong always won. This made Fudd sadder.

One day when Fer was digging a hole, he found a small golden rat sitting in it. As he started to shout and call his friends to show his find, the golden rat said, "Hi Fer, I am Fith, the golden rat. I stay under the ground of Glad and I have many sons and daughters, not all of my children are golden. Today since you have found me, I shall help you win Boblethon. I will eat all the stones that your friends throw in the holes you dig, please make sure that you dig all your holes close by. I am doing this because I am good."

Fer did as told and easily won the game. Fer was winning for the first time, this made Foong suspicious and Fudd less sad. When they were leaving Fer peeped into the hole to thank Fith who now was a little fatter with the stones in his tummy. Fith said,"I am glad that you are happy. Whenever you need my help, dig beside the yellow pillar at the entrance of Happy in Glad and whisper your need." Fer smiled.

Now on whenever they planned to play, Fer quickly dug a hole where asked and whispered his desire to win the game. Fith always helped Fer win. Foong's curiosity faded, he accepted that Fer was better than him at the game. Fudd was as sad as he always was. He never won the game.

With each passing game Fith became fatter and fatter. Soon there was a huge golden Fith residing under the village of Glad. The villager's found gold wherever they dug, but nobody ever touched it as the villagers of Glad were too honest and this they considered as stealth. In little time rumors of gold under Glad spread in neighboring villages, Incomplete and Uncomfortable. The villagers of Incomplete and Uncomfortable started migrating to Glad and their kids started going to Happy.

Fer was scared that someday some immigrant would find Fith; to ensure that there were no more migrations Fer thought the only way was to introduce gold under Incomplete and Uncomfortable as well. For this Fer needed to play Boblethon for hours and days. Foong and Fudd no more wanted to play Boblethon for they always lost and there now were many new kids who came to Glad with many new games.

Fer played Boblethon alone. He asked Fith to make him win and threw stones in his own holes.

Shringi

September 09, 2011