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Pacifica (
autumnwinds) wrote, Pacifica
autumnwinds
The 4th Crusade: A Play
Starring THE CRUSADERS, THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE and THE MUSLIMS
MUSLIMS: "Arr."
BYZANTINES: "Save us, Western Europe!"
CRUSADERS: "Okay!"
CRUSADERS come to save the capital of the BYZANTINE EMPIRE, Constantinople
CRU: "Whoa! Constantinople is way better than Europe!"
CRUSADERS sack the city
BYZ: "Not helping!"
MUS: "HA ha!"
CRU: "Let's go save Jerusalem now!"
CRUSADERS march towards Jersalem, become distracted.
CRU: "Let's go to Egypt!"
They arrive in time for the ANNUAL FLOODING OF THE NILE, and make camp on the FLOODPLAIN.
MUS: "Um...okay, if you want."
MUSLIMS open the dikes, flood out the army, drown half of them
CRU: "Save us!"
MUS: "Only if you leave us alone."
CRU: "Fine!"
Muslims put what's left of their attackers on ships and send them back to Europe
FIN
