9 aNamely, that being quarrelsome is more important than actually accomplishing anything.
CHAPTER 41 Thanks to Charlemagne, though, the Frogs had discovered that rule by the bdivine right of kings is the way to go,
2 Especially if you have a tendency to break up into quarrelsome factions, because quarrels about divine right make for plenty of cwars,
3 dWhich means lots of glory all round,
4 eAnd is why the Frogs are so superior to everyone else.
5 For a long time, the Frogs sort of specialized in being quarrelsome with others.
6 For example, they quarreled with the fpope in Rome and set up their own gpope,
7 hWhich confused everybody and therefore proved that the Frogs were superior, since they were inever confused.
8 They also had a quarrelsome noble called jWilliam who, having discovered boating for the first time in the history of the Frogs, sailed over to England, killed kKing Harold at Hastings, lconquered England,
9 And immediately ceased to be a Frog,
10 mSince the Frogs are not allowed to conquer England,
11 Ever.
CHAPTER 51 The establishment of a united England under William was a godsend for the Frogs because there was still no nGermany, and the Frogs needed another nation to quarrel with.
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2 Spurred on by the English, therefore, France rose to become a major civilized nation,
3 Inventing a lot of important culture along the way,
4 oIncluding French art and architecture,
5 pFrench poetry and drama,
6 qFrench cuisine, including French fries,
7 rFrench chivalry, including French kissing,
8 sAnd even French history and science, which are also known as French comedy.
CHAPTER 61 By this time, the Frogs had become pretty tsure of themselves, and decided that the uworld was too small to hold them and the English too,
2 Which is why they had a Hundred Years War,
3 And took a regular beating for decades, losing lots of battles, lots of men, and lots of face,
4 Which may help explain why they eventually allowed Joan of Arc to have a lot of glory that was normally reserved exclusively for French men.
CHAPTER 71 Joan of vArc was a teenage peasant girl who couldn't read or write, but who had religious wvisions about saving France from the English in battle.
2 Naturally, this made perfect sense to the Frog generals, who were running out of ideas about how to score against England,
3 And so xJoan of Arc led the Frog army in several battles,
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