| Painful Aynuck had a chicken that strayed into next door's garden and laid an egg on Ayli's doorstep. The two off them got into a huge row about whether the egg was Aynuck's, because it was his chicken, or Ayli's, because it was laid on his property.
Eventually, they agreed to resolve their differences like men; each of them would strike the other once, and the one who did the most damage would win the contest, and the argument.
Ayli won the toss and went first. He disappeared into his house and returned wearing steel toe-capped army boots, which he laced tightly. he then took a five step run up and booted Aynuck between the legs with all the momentum of a rugby full-back kicking for goal.
Aynuck collapsed in agony. It was ten minutes before he could stand up again and, with pain and grim determination etched on his face in equal measures, he shaped up as best he could for his turn.
Ayli reflected for a moment then, offering the egg graciously, said
'Eeyam, av the egg - it ay werth arguin abaht'.
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