The Land of Cockaigne
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Some say it's just a dream, but others swear it's real: a land where everything is wonderfully upside down! It's a place where being lazy is the best thing you can be, and work? Well, work is almost unheard of!
To get to this amazing land, you first have to eat your way through a giant wall made of sweet, yummy porridge. It's very, very thick, so you need a big appetite and a strong spoon!
Once you're through, oh, the sights you'll see! Rivers flow not with water, but with delicious milk, and if you're thirsty for something else, there are streams of sweet juice. Little roasted piggies run around with forks and knives already stuck in their backs, just waiting for you to take a bite. And geese? They fly right into your mouth, already cooked and seasoned! Fish jump out of the water and onto frying pans, sizzling themselves perfectly.
The houses are made of gingerbread and cake, with roofs of candy. If you need money, just shake a tree! Coins fall down like leaves in autumn.
Feeling sleepy? Good! In this land, you get paid for napping. The longer you snore, the richer you become! And clothes? If your shirt gets a hole, a brand new one just appears, perfectly your size.
Even the animals are happy and helpful. Cows give chocolate milk, and chickens lay colorful Easter eggs all year round.
There's even a special fountain. If an old person jumps in, they come out young and full of energy again! And if a young person jumps in? Well, they just feel extra bouncy!
It sounds like the best place ever, doesn't it? A land where everything is easy and fun. But some say that after a while, even eating cake all day can get a little… well, a little much. And maybe, just maybe, a tiny bit of doing something now and then isn't so bad after all. Still, it's a wonderful place to dream about, isn't it?
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