Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The intersection of Silly and Heartbreak

BERLIN (Reuters) - A swan has fallen in love with a
plastic swan-shaped paddle boat on a pond in the
German town of Muenster and has spent the past three
weeks flirting with the vessel five times its size, a
sailing instructor said Friday.

Peter Overschmidt, who operates a sailing school and
rents the two-seat paddle boat on the Aasee pond, said
the black swan with a bright red beak has not left the
white swan boat's side since it flew in one day in
early May.

"It seems like he's fallen in love," said Overschmidt.
"He protects it, sits next to it all the time and
chases away any sail boats that get anywhere nearby.
He thinks the boat is a strong and attractive swan."

Overschmidt said the swan will figure it out sooner or
later but hopes he won't be too heartbroken.

"I'll wish him all the best and hope that he doesn't
make the same mistake again," said Overschmidt."

5 comments:

Kate Harding said...

I love this so much there are no words. I hope you're finding the words.

Hum & Aepha said...

I totally second and third katy's comment. This is the best. story. ever.

Al Iverson said...

I'm trying to remember which previous relationships this reminds me of.

paula said...

I know! Poor Swan Quixote. I think about him all day.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty design! Keep up the good work. Thanks.
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