speak softly and carry a big stick

Thag was thinking. Unlike most of the other cavemen he did this regularly. If he had known what the word meant he would have called himself a nerd. Actually the nerd because Thag was the only one in his clan. Thag had figured out how to cook meat without burning himself, Thag drew pictures on cave walls with charcoal, Thag was the first in his clan to make weapons and because he also wasn't very big or strong he got hit a lot. People didn't like it when you pointed out that rocks are not edible. So now thag was thinking about how not to get hit again. This is basically how Thags thinking went: fact: Bog is going to hit me, fact: Bog is big, fact: i am not, fact: Bog has a stick, fact: i do not. Thag sighed, what good was thinking in a fight?

Let us leave thag to his worrying for a while and go to the cave of Bog. If thag was the nerd of the clan then bog was the bully of the clan. He was the biggest, strongest and meanest caveman around. And while thag was thinking about how to avoid being hit by Bog, Bog was thinking about how to hit Thag. Bog decided that he'd do what he always did: find thag and hit him. Unlike Thag Bog didn't think well or often.


Thag had an idea. Everyone in the clan yelled when they talked and expected that everyone else would do the same. Sooo...if he talked...smaller Bog would get confused which was good, but Bog would still hit him which was bad. Thag had another idea. If he hit Bog with a stick while bog was confused bog might stop hitting him from then on! Thag decided that it was worth a try.

Next day Thag went around his business as usual except he carried a big stick with him. At around midday bog found thag. Bog was slightly confused at the sight of Thag carrying any sort of weapon let alone a big stick. Bog shook his head to clear the confusion from it and stepped forward to clobber Thag. Thag mumbled something incoherently. Bog stopped. 'Why you make funny noise?' he said sounding puzzled. Thag mumbled some more. Bog scratched his head as the confusion came back in a rush. And while Bog was busy being confused thag swung his stick. Hard. Bog went down like a concrete submarine.

From that day forward all the cavemen were very nice to thag especially Bog. And Thag taught all his children the phrase: "talk small and bring stick" which has eventually become:"speak softly and carry a big stick.

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