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| − | An ongoing story told by Baron Gerhard Kendal of [[Lions Gate]]. It was told during court for entertainment between lags in court business. | + | An ongoing story using hand gestures told by Baron Gerhard Kendal of [[Lions Gate]]. It was told during court for entertainment between lags in court business. |
It always began with <i>"Once there was a bunny, and a duck...."</i> Each time with the telling, the story was elaborately embellished with further characters and their adventures. It was widely known that the story was never going to be finished. However, Baron Gerhard did in fact, finish the story with <i>"...The End."</i> | It always began with <i>"Once there was a bunny, and a duck...."</i> Each time with the telling, the story was elaborately embellished with further characters and their adventures. It was widely known that the story was never going to be finished. However, Baron Gerhard did in fact, finish the story with <i>"...The End."</i> | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 29 October 2021
An ongoing story using hand gestures told by Baron Gerhard Kendal of Lions Gate. It was told during court for entertainment between lags in court business. It always began with "Once there was a bunny, and a duck...." Each time with the telling, the story was elaborately embellished with further characters and their adventures. It was widely known that the story was never going to be finished. However, Baron Gerhard did in fact, finish the story with "...The End."
The Bunny and the Duck is also the name of the tavern at Clinton War, the site where the story was most often told.
Baron Sir Gerhard Kendal demonstrating a bunny and a duck. Thirty Year Celebration, May 1996. Photographer unknown. From the Kendal Collection.