The flags

At the end of his last trip, L..., who dreamed of a glorious return home, se tapart entire panels of his frailbo at to erect on the prow a statue of himself conquering the seas. On '3 July 1854, when the much awaited coast came into view, a violent storm sunk the handicapped boat with all its hold. The wooden hero alone survived and reached safe port.

On i8 August 1852, L... returned to his homeland. He offered the adorned hide of an animal unknown until that time and a dozen exotic flowers to the officials who were delighted to see their efforts thus rewarded.
When the precious trophies were presented on the balcony of the townhall, a violent storm carried away the animal's colors into the gutter and revealed the black and white spots on the hide.
An expert observed that only a species emanating from a vast desert could have a hide so sensible to water and obviously suited for a stunted body. No one worried about the disappearance of the poor cow which had sustained L... during his long voyage.

On 27 May '749, after twenty years of wandering, even though he was believed gone forever, L... returned to his homeland. To his surprise, he found the house where he was born converted into a museum named after him. On the gr~und floor, where the buffet once stood, a display case showed an envelope which he didn't know existed, sealed in 1729 by the very girl who was the cause of his sudden departure. He refused to open it but placed next to it the manuscript of his travel diary which he had until this day intended to publish.

A leading opponent of the agrarian policy of his day, R... was sentenced to ten years exile on 6th June 1793. Upon his return home, he pretended to show his change of heart by eating a fistful of the soil he had just walked on. Borne up by enthusiastic officials, he proclaimed his intention of eating nothing else.
R... had it all planned – ten days after his joyous appearance, suffering from intestinal obstruction, he died a martyr's death, killed by the poor condition of the land, reorganization of which thus became an absolute necessity.