Сказка о Гемайнде

[dermischling]

А вот сказочка, которую сорока принесла на хвосте.

В одном царстве-тридесятом государстве, на речке Срачке, в стольном граде жила-была Гемайнда халдейская. И была у той Гемайнды не только школа, но и гимназия. Обе, кстати, частные, за обучение в коих платилися деньги немалые. Ну, не так чтоб учили там чему-либо полезному. Стороны той государь жил

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[dermischling]

Tale of Gemeinda

Lo! A tale the magpie brought here, carried on its pointed tail feathers.

In a kingdom far and distant, by a river rude and rancid, in the royal city dwelt there Gemeinda of the Chaldeans. And in her charge, not merely one school but a gymnasium there also stood - both private halls of learning, for which were silvered riches ample. Though, in truth, they taught but little, matters useful scantly featured. And the king of that domain lived without a crown upon him, filling up his lands and holdings with fierce hordes of savage strangers - fierce in face and dark in spirit.

Thus, the Chaldean’s blessed children weren’t taught much in those fine halls, rather hidden from barbarians. At the helm of this fine schoolhouse stood one Ekstadt, a fiddler and an idler - known for verse in Yiddish muttered, known for loves most ill-esteemed. How it was that he, dear reader, came to be the sage and leader of the Chaldean’s school of learning, that’s a tale left darkly silent.

Yet in Gemeinda’s school of wonders, more marvels still were known to wander. For a third of those young students were Chaldean in no way; custom in this land permitted such inclusion of all folk. Strange it was, but true as ever, that among the native clansmen, some would send their sons and daughters to learn science by Chaldeans.

Now the time was one of warfare, fought far off in lands forbidding, where the tribes of Chaldeans clashed and met cruel defeat, blood and bitter. Gathered then the mighty Chaldeans, raised their arms and came avenging. Swiftly their swords cast punishment upon their foe, the Saracens (those same foes in neighbored lands around Gemeinda). As was righteous, their towns and meadows burned as judgment for their raids.