Once upon a time there was a little village called Tridsville. It was a happy little place for years and years BUT THEN an evil giant moved in to a cave just outside of the Tridsville. This giant was so evil that it devoured all the local farmers' live stock, the pigs, the cows, the chickens, the ducks, everything. So the residents of Tridsville called village meeting to try to decide what to do about the giant. After much discussion they decided to send the most important person in Tridsville to talk to the giant and explain to him that they just couldn't take his activities anymore. So the mayor of Tridsville walked out to the giants cave. And he knocked on the door of the cave. The giant opened the door took one look at the mayor grabbed him and kicked him down the hill. The Trids had another meeting and decided that they should have sent the military leader of the village to speak to the giant since the giant would surely respect him. So up the hill to the cave entrance the solider went. He knocked on the door, the giant opened the door took one look and kicked the soldier down the hill. So the Trids decided to send the blacksmith because as the strongest man in the village the giant would have to respect him. Up the hill went the blacksmith as soon as he got to the door the giant grabbed him and kicked him down the hill. Having sent the most important man, the bravest man and the strongest man from the village to try to talk to the giant they tried to figure out who else they could send. Finally they hit up the idea of sending the abbot from the local abbey. After all he was wise and gentle and very good at dealing with all kinds of people. So the abbot climbed the hill to the giant's cave. The giant opened the door and invited the abbot in for a nice meal of mutton and potatoes. Then they sat for along time and the abbot explained the Trids' problem with the giant living so close to them. Especially his habit of eating all the live stock and generally causing trouble. The giant explained that that is just sort of what giants do. But that he did understand the Trids' point of view now that the abbot had explained it to him and that he would try t do better in the future. Then after additional friendly conversation the abbot said it was time for him to get back to the abbey to attend services. The giant offered to send along some of his stew with the abbot if he would like it. The abbot said the since the stew was so tasty he would love some to take back with him. But that he had one question that he really wanted to ask before he left. The giant said sure ask away. The abbot told the giant that he really wondered why after he had literally kicked the most important Trid, the bravest Trid and the strongest Trid down the hill with out even talking to them, he had been so nice and pleasant with him? The giant looked at the abbot and said, "Silly Abbot everyone knows that kicks is for Trids!"
