The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

[Damocles74]

"So monsters, in our experience, is part man and part beast, although the possibility exists they might be parts a other things all mixed together, like a basilisk. Part chicken and part dragon."

"That ain't no basalisk, that's a damn cockatrice."

"A what?!" Manfried laughed at his brother's ignorance.

"A cockatrice. Basilisk's just a lizard, cept it poisons wells and such," said Hegel.

"That's a scorpion! Although you's half right—basilisk'll kill you quick, but by turnin its eyes on you."

"What!?" Hegel shook his head. "Now I know you's making up lies cause any man a learnin'll tell you straight a scorpion ain't no reptile, it's a worm."

"What worms you seen what have eyes and arms, huh?" "Sides from you?"
Can't wait to read this one!