Wednesday 11 March 2015

The Battle of the Bins


Over the past 48 hours the Kingdom of Pooba has been in a state of emergency. I did not want to spill out the news before a successful conclusion had resolved this conflict. But allow me to start from the beginning.

Two days ago I was taking out the royal rubbish and opened up the back gate on the border of Pooba Prime to the back-lane that is British territory. On inspecting the green recycle bin I saw an array of rubbish and a distinct white bin-liner (the royal bin-liners of the kingdom are black and green, in accordance with our flag). It appeared that this rubbish was from our next door neighbour. An act of war?

His royal highness sounded the alarm and declared a state of emergency. As Pooba has yet to organise an army, it called for help from local militia on Pooba Prime. Prince Fred was called into action to sniff around the area and offer advice. The resulting action was taking out the British rubbish and putting it at the door of the neighbour.

Satisfied with this outcome, Prince Fred was stationed on the border to maintain a careful eye over any new actions. For the remainder of the day the bins were left free from harassment.

One day ago in the morning hours, Prince Fred sounded the alarm. It turns out that he was in pursuit of a cat (perhaps a British cat, we do not know, reports are unclear on this matter). Your most fearless king grabbed his slippers and shield and ran into the melee of battle. On reaching the borderland he inspected the recycling bin: no refuse from neighbouring states. However, a neighbouring bin had been located beside our day.

Gallantly, and with assistance from Prince Fred, I was able to push the bin away from the borderlands. In doing so space was cleared for Poobian trade to recommence. On returning to the kingdom, loyal subjects cheered the actions of both king and prince. That very night a banquet was held in their honour to declare a great victory over the Battle of the Bins. Whilst at the dinner, his royal highness awarded both himself and Prince Fred the Green Cross of Honour.

The state of emergency has now come to an end. The borderland is demilitarised and the back-lane is free from bloodshed and war. But a strong message has been sent out by the Kingdom of Pooba: cross us at your peril.

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