Believe It or Not
Short · King Plenty · 140 words
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When the flood came, his coffin was washed out to sea, and the Gulf Stream carried him around Florida 2,000 miles to Prince Edward Island where he had lived. Believe it or not. In a moment I'll tell you about King Plenty and his 415 wives.
King Plenty's full name was Plenty Y, Plenty Trouble. He ruled the Congo in Africa for 21 years. He differed from most royal polygamists in that he showed a marked preference for sisters. Among his wives was one set of 55 sisters and another set of 35.
Each said, including only the daughters of the same father. Smaller sister teams constituted the balance. Of course, his special achievement was obviously that he was his own brother-in-law about a hundred times over. Believe it or not.
The wind whistles around the corners of the house.
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