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This is from the body of historical Hamster literature, extracted from the Codex Nutticanus.
An allegorical interpretation of the cross
The Epic Saga of Ethelrat the Unsteady
Used with permission
When Ethelrat the Viking had reached the age of two, he already had a ship prepared for war,
With a thousand field mice at the oars press-ganged from fields nearby, He sailed to conquer Mull, then conquer all.
He did not fear the raging sea, he did not fear the wind, but sailed boldly o’er the ocean for ten days,
Til at last he spied a shallow port o'erwatched by Duart Castle, and set the craft to land in that fair bay.
The field mice rowed against the waves, they struggled with the tide, but one small member overboard he fled,
And having reached that northern shore upon which stood the castle, he rushed into the courts and this he said:
'For freedom! For freedom! I bring this news to you! For freedom from the power of the Vikings!
Arise bold Hams and arm for war, this day you need to fight! Be strong and heed the message of these tidings!'
This day it was a special day, it marked the fiftieth year since the time that all Mull's rodents had been freed.
'An acceptable day for fighting to the lord of both our clans' a hamster shouted loudly who agreed.
They armed themselves for warfare, assembling on the shore, while the Viking ship came slowly t'ward the land,
But one young Ham named Nigel (who was brainier than the rest) took up his pin and t'ward the boat he swam.
'Tis better one should win for all, than all should die together! Tis better one should die that all may live!
Tis better that the freedom's gained to be enjoyed by all - and so, dear friends, my life to you I give!'
'Come back!' they cried upon the shore 'We'll fight them on the beaches!' but Nigel had gone passed the point of hearing.
The Vikings failed to see him come, their attention taken up with the group of soldiers they were slowly nearing.
Pin in paw he neared the boat and sank it in the hull, the water spurted in and pulled the craft down.
'Abandon ship!' the Vikings cried 'The vessel's doomed and sinking!' The ship hit rock and then it ran aground.
A thousand field mice made it and were welcomed on the shore, though the rats all drowned and now the sea's their grave,
And Nigel, though they'd looked for him and had thought that he had perished, turned up alive and well on the third day.
An allegorical interpretation of the cross
The Epic Saga of Ethelrat the Unsteady
Used with permission
When Ethelrat the Viking had reached the age of two, he already had a ship prepared for war,
With a thousand field mice at the oars press-ganged from fields nearby, He sailed to conquer Mull, then conquer all.
He did not fear the raging sea, he did not fear the wind, but sailed boldly o’er the ocean for ten days,
Til at last he spied a shallow port o'erwatched by Duart Castle, and set the craft to land in that fair bay.
The field mice rowed against the waves, they struggled with the tide, but one small member overboard he fled,
And having reached that northern shore upon which stood the castle, he rushed into the courts and this he said:
'For freedom! For freedom! I bring this news to you! For freedom from the power of the Vikings!
Arise bold Hams and arm for war, this day you need to fight! Be strong and heed the message of these tidings!'
This day it was a special day, it marked the fiftieth year since the time that all Mull's rodents had been freed.
'An acceptable day for fighting to the lord of both our clans' a hamster shouted loudly who agreed.
They armed themselves for warfare, assembling on the shore, while the Viking ship came slowly t'ward the land,
But one young Ham named Nigel (who was brainier than the rest) took up his pin and t'ward the boat he swam.
'Tis better one should win for all, than all should die together! Tis better one should die that all may live!
Tis better that the freedom's gained to be enjoyed by all - and so, dear friends, my life to you I give!'
'Come back!' they cried upon the shore 'We'll fight them on the beaches!' but Nigel had gone passed the point of hearing.
The Vikings failed to see him come, their attention taken up with the group of soldiers they were slowly nearing.
Pin in paw he neared the boat and sank it in the hull, the water spurted in and pulled the craft down.
'Abandon ship!' the Vikings cried 'The vessel's doomed and sinking!' The ship hit rock and then it ran aground.
A thousand field mice made it and were welcomed on the shore, though the rats all drowned and now the sea's their grave,
And Nigel, though they'd looked for him and had thought that he had perished, turned up alive and well on the third day.