History & Politics · 2026-11-02
Stealing the Kings Crown
Stealing the Kings Crown
One day, in merry ole England, a count was accused of stealing the king's crown! The king's men knew he was guilty and they tried and tried to make him confess, all to no avail. Worse, despite their best efforts the stolen crown could not be found. Finally he was told, "We will chop off your head if you don't tell us." He would not confess so he was taken to
the chopping block, and told he would have one more chance, but still he remained silent. As the executioner’s ax started down, the count shouted, "All right, I'll tell you!" However, it was too late... his head went rolling to the ground.
Moral of the story: *Don't hatchet your counts
before they chicken.*
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.
^^Hadn't ^^seen ^^this ^^one ^^posted ^^yet, ^^was ^^told ^^to ^^me ^^by ^^an ^^elderly ^^friend ^^of ^^mine.
One day, in merry ole England, a count was accused of stealing the king's crown! The king's men knew he was guilty and they tried and tried to make him confess, all to no avail. Worse, despite their best efforts the stolen crown could not be found. Finally he was told, "We will chop off your head if you don't tell us." He would not confess so he was taken to
the chopping block, and told he would have one more chance, but still he remained silent. As the executioner’s ax started down, the count shouted, "All right, I'll tell you!" However, it was too late... his head went rolling to the ground.
Moral of the story: *Don't hatchet your counts
before they chicken.*
.
.
^^Hadn't ^^seen ^^this ^^one ^^posted ^^yet, ^^was ^^told ^^to ^^me ^^by ^^an ^^elderly ^^friend ^^of ^^mine.
Source: Reddit.