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'I'm looking for a job,' the strongman finally said.
The mayor came forward.
'Can you build walls?' he asked.
Because the houses had no foundations, the village was prey to the winds that blew across the valley, lifting whole shacks in the air and dropping them miles away. Within two years, Mr Jeremias had built stone houses for every family, a town hall and also a church with a belfry.
'We cannot pay you,' the mayor said. 'But I can sign the papers to claim a state pension.'
'A pension?'
'It's like a salary,' explained the mayor. 'The difference is that you get a raise only before the elections.'
The mayor came forward.
'Can you build walls?' he asked.
Because the houses had no foundations, the village was prey to the winds that blew across the valley, lifting whole shacks in the air and dropping them miles away. Within two years, Mr Jeremias had built stone houses for every family, a town hall and also a church with a belfry.
'We cannot pay you,' the mayor said. 'But I can sign the papers to claim a state pension.'
'A pension?'
'It's like a salary,' explained the mayor. 'The difference is that you get a raise only before the elections.'
