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Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived two brothers. The brothers tried very hard to be good gardeners. But even the rabbit that rooted in their garden for food each day knew they were notvery good at gardening. What they were good at, great at, absolutely excellent at, were ballgames.
Onlookers cheered so loudly whenever the boys played ball that the noise attracted the attention ofthe Lords of Death. The Lords of Death lived in the Underworld. They liked to trick people into dying. They especially liked tricking people who were bothering them, and the boys were bothering them.They were far too noisy!

The Lords of Death sent a message to the brothers praising their wonderful talent. The message included an invitation to play a ballgame in the Underworld. The brothers wereinstructed to bring their ball and their protective gear as none could be provided. No one played ball in the Underworld normally, so this would be a great treat for everyone.

The brothers did nottrust the Lords of Death. They hid their ball and protective gear under the rafters in their mother's house. Perhaps without gear they would not have to play and thus could avoid whatever trickery theLords of Death had planned.

The boys set out for the Underworld. They made it safely across the river of spikes. They made it safely across the river of blood. They made it safely across the riverof pus. They arrived safely at the house of the Lords of Death.

There, a Lord waited for them to say hello. It was a trick. That Lord was only a wood statue. When the boys said hello to a woodstatue, the real Lords rushed out from where they had been hiding. They shook their heads in pretended shock. "Do you think our heads are filled with wood?" they cried. The brothers had been royallytricked. They had failed a test.

"Now wait," interrupted one of the real Lords. "They did get across all three rivers safely."

"Hum," said one of the other Lords thoughtfully. "You're right, of...