A Folktale

A folktale There is a small country sharing part of its border to a giant country, both have been friends for over 300 years during world war two they came helped the small country to get rid of the enemy. Then propaganda articles appeared in many papers how bad the government in the big country was, (Let us make it easy the small country we can call Norway and big the country Russia) the Norwegian took no notice, they visited Russia often to buy vodka, cigarettes and other items that are expensive in their little country; and some travelled to Moskva which has a rich cultural heritage. Then the Americans/NATO held a proxy war and the American soldiers and tanks got in the way of tour buses, needless to say, the soldiers were confused that the people from the tiny country we’re not afraid of the big bear this because of the US combatants were victims of lying propaganda. Well, the military nonsense ended their proxy war the Norwegian continued to travel to Russia to do their shopping and as always they were welcomed and no one mentioned the silly manoeuvres by the misguided military personnel were playing in the snow.