Friday, October 19, 2012

The Legend of the Prancing Llama

I came across this post and I had to add it to our blog. The question was asked on http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_do_llamas_prance_in_twilight and answered by user bobdebbiejoe


When do llamas prance in twilight?

Answer:
When do llamas prance in moonlight? Many people have asked me this question and I have always answered the same way. No one knows for sure, but there are some urban legends that might help to answer such an important question. For example, an ancient tale tells of a young Homo erectus, a boy caveman, who was gathering nuts and berries in the twilight when a mysterious thing happens. He spots a single llama, that has a bionomical name, which is lama glama, and it was prancing in the moonlight. Back then, they did not have a time system, but the moon was directly overhead, so it was estimated to be around midnight. This is one of the most unlikely stories about this topic.
One of the more nonfiction-like stories about this subject is the tale of George Washington and his walk around the White House lawn. Legend has it that he was fetching his wife, Martha Washington, a glass of water from the well when he approached a llama, prancing feebly on the lawn of the pearly white mansion. It appeared to be elderly, and as the night grew later, the llama was ailing much. This was around 12:15. The frail llama soon collapsed and was never found again.
Were these myths, a simple fairy tale told to inform children about the wonders of life, or was this truly the greatest mystery in history of all? Right up there next to the Bermuda Triangle, the Sphinx's nose, Roanoke, and Anastasia, this topic is mysterious, entertaining and frightening all the same. Was it the same, never-dying llama that pretends to die and keeps coming back in fairy tales, myths and legends, or is there a species of llamas that prance secretly, occasionally getting caught?
"There are several discussions about this subject that are very debatable," says llama-prancing scientist Pierce Hart, "Many can seem true, but with further investigation are proven false. Others are the other way around; they appear unrealistic, but with further analysis seem, if not already proven, correct. There are some nasty and fanciful rumors, well, more than some, a lot of rumors that aren't true."

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