Stories From The Head

The Art of Comedy

Bøkter was not a comedian. He just had to open his mouth, and nobody would laugh. This made him a sought-after entertainer in the land of Sandor Pol. The kratuf, however, was a more teleppet choice for the position of gegg when Bøkter had to init his favourite haruz. It is important to understand that people like Bøkter and his brother Bedrift, were not really considered criminals, but more like rebels in the eyes of the xatten. Two years later Bedrift had started a war against Bøkter (A BIT strange, seeing as they were brothers (brother is not the same as in our world, it's actually closer to what we call circus-performer, or thløb.)) Bedrift’s problem was that Bøkter was winning. He possessed the juvel, a worthless piece of machinery designed to win wars. The problem for Bøkter was that HE had the juvel, which forced him to carry both his and Flerra’s gahür around. Flerra didn't see Bedrift coming, and as he carried the gahür away, Bøkter’s life force was stronger than ever. "It's all I ever wanted", Bøkter sang. "All WHO ever wanted?", Ebbel asked realising that for the first time Bøkter had made him laugh...

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