“cheeky drinkers”

— The Archduke of Altogomito,
invited by the Count of Rocca
Fermentata on the occasion
of the celebrations of the
Drinking Festival to appear,
had the opportunity to try
the drinks of the year.

During his stay at the
palace, servants noticed
something weird:
with refined beers
and golden cider, every day
some litre oddly
disappeared – was it a raider?

The loyal servant, having some
reticence about the newcomer,
stood guard, and spying on him
without getting noticed,
he had the feeling without
doubt remotest: Hands up,
turn around, you crook!
The only response was from
the cellar a burp—