Darlita's Sticks (script)

1. Foretelling with Darlita's Stricks

if_1 goto %1%2%3%4 else
echo This is script that will recite each proverb for the sticks that are from Darlita's Gypsy Wagon Troupee.
echo Simply type .stick and the number that comes up.
echo To use your sticks, tap your case.
exit
1:
put recite The Turramzzyrian Empire began with the fall of a great city;Two generals strove to be the conqueror;One threw up walls around it, but the mightiest;Could break them down to claim the throne"
exit
2:
put recite The dead trees break into green once more;The woods are alive with buzzing life;The immortal peach tree gives forth its fruit;And all the lost find their way home
exit
3:
put recite The mother sparrow builds with clay against a storm;The traveller struggles against the driving rain;Her fledgelings huddle inside the nest;But clay melts and falls, All efforts futile
exit
4:
put recite The hero was stronger than two minotaurs;He could cross three rivers in one leap;But all his strength was of no use;Against false claims by evil men
exit
5:
put recite A gale tore apart the garden's flowers;Leaving only broken plants in every bed;Kind folk took pity upon the shattered lawn;Planting new seeds for its rebirth
exit
6:
put recite Live in the wilderness with ravens as your friends;Know yourself and do not envy others' wealth;Every one is capable of finding their own bread;But no one gets to see the whole world
exit
7:
put recite Although he reached a great position;The wise man did not care for material things;He brewed instead the stars of the sky;Forging immortality in his earthly crucible
exit
8:
put recite The turtle dove invades the home of the magpie;Leaving one a thief, one homeless, both discontent;When plants of different natues twist together;No one can possibly tell what they hide
exit
9:
put recite Why bother with the pain of hate and greed?;As the moon lights the traveler's path;So too can your conscience guide you;Let your heart be like the moon;Full bright and clear
exit
10:
put recite The trees form a green curtain by the river;I sleep in their shade in summer, when the light is long;Watching the swallows take their playful path;Among the gentle breezes and hanging trees
exit
11:
put recite Fortune changes quickly, both good and ill;The bad times end, good luck will come again;Find the wise man on the mountain;And his kind words will turn your life around
exit
12:
put recite Grandfather Ancus fished all day;Though once a dignitary;He'd
put such things away;But when his country needed him again;He ceased fishing to ease his country's pain
exit
13:
put recite The hermit delights in the rain on his roof;Beating its pattern against his woven thatch;He drinks himself to sleep among the apricots;And hates the wakeful chatter of the birds
exit
14:
put recite The hillwalker faints from the heat of the sun; So nature's curse will soon strike you down too;Like a bird driven by predators from its nest;You'll find solace in the depths of the forest
exit
15:
put recite Though his stepmother slandered him to his father's face;The son loved her dispite her faults;When illnes brought her near to death;He gave her medicine and warmed her heart forever
exit
16:
put recite The river's reeds are tipped with morning dew;Moonlight bathes the stone courtyard steps;I hear the neigh of horses on the soft breeze;Swiftly following the bell's call to rise
exit
17:
put recite The river's reeds are tipped with morning dew;Moonlight bathes the stone courtyard steps;I hear the neigh of horses on the soft breeze;Swiftly following the bell's call to rise
exit
18:
put recite Far off the raven falls and the rabbit rises;So things have been since the start of time;Believe in Koar and his Way and you'll find wisdom;Whether you be warrior or bard or empath or rogue
exit
19:
put recite On the kitchen floor the kitten lies;Lazily warming herself in the afternoon sun;Graceful animals always bring good luck;And should be protected whenever possible
exit
20:
put reciteAll names in heaven are unique;And even earthly things cannot be the same;Your future is set within the Book of Fate;Which never confuses praise or blame
exit
21:
put recite Marriage is a blessed union indeed;When done in accordance with yin and yang;The dragon and the phoenix coil together;Uniting in a sweet dream of love
exit
22:
put recite The drunken bard wrote of wine and love;His patron, Cholen, loved verse and song;When they met, they found;Mutual solace in the balm of poetry
exit
23:
put recite Health, fortune, fame - they are all illusion;Prosperity is only a game played by fools;The fruit of success tastes sour in the mouth;Soon you will mourn your dreams of worldly glory
exit
24:
put recite Life is broken by meaningless quarrels;Like fallen blossoms drifting over the sea;You will never find grace behaving like a fool;All that can leave you is a heap of troubles
exit
25:
put recite The Empress slew her one true love;But a shaman took pity and eased her heart;With dreams of roaming upon the moon;Her bleoved forever at her side
exit
26:
put recite The shadows of flowers hang about the doorposts;The moon reflects the traveller's weary face;A crane's mournful cry breaks the silent night;Urging the wanderer to hurry back home
exit
27:
put recite Your plans are carefully constructed;But fear stops you from completing them;When time is right, a noble patron;Will help you establish a comfortable home
exit
28:
put recite The scholar made a pledge on the bridge;Saying 'I shall not come here again;Unless I come in a planaquin';Fortune blessed him, he crossed the bridge again
exit
29:
put recite Fish on my plate, flowers by my side;I enjoy the evening with a sip of cool wine;The tide is rising, the boat is moving; My heart is joyous, my spirit high
exit
30:
put recite The best thing, I tell you, is not to aim too high;A flying eagle will not see the fatal arrow;Gathering wood, you may uncover a snake;And you will regret forever its poisonous bite
exit
31:
put recite Two scholars went to the capital for examinations;One passed and stayed, one failed and returned;Carrying a scroll from his friend;He fell ill, but eventually, came home!
exit
32:
put recite He endured the bleak north for nineteen years;His captured banner trailing upon distant sands;Snow was his only food, his heart was full of woe;And his only companions the roltons he tended
exit
33:
put recite You do not see the valuables within your grasp;So you turn around and around in a vain search;Relax and wait for the arrival of another;For they can tell you where the treasure is hidden
exit
34:
put recite He was a great warrior, but ugly and scarred; And so found himself rejected by two mighty Emperors; But a Lord saw his value, beneath the scars;Sought him through the night and won his aid
exit
35:
put recite When the gods choose a man for greatness;They first make him suffer terribly in body and soul;Happiness does not come to anyone easily;There is always a reason for wealth or poverty
exit
36:
put recite You are ill and caught up in problems, but be calm;Many riches are waiting for you still;A clever monkey can loose himself from a golden chain;And roam freely about the mountains of home
exit
37:
put recite The Empress slew her one true love;But a shaman took pity and eased her heart;With dreams of roaming upon the moon;Her beloved forever at her side
exit
38:
put recite The shadows of flowers hang about the doorposts;The moon reflects the traveler's weary face;A crane's mournful cry breaks the silent night;Urging the wanderer to hurry back home
exit
39:
put recite Your plans are carefully constructed;But fear stops you from completing them;When time is right, a noble patron;Will help you establish a comfortable home
exit
40:
put recite The scholar made a pledge on the bridge;Saying 'I shall not come here again;Unless I come in a planaquin';Fortune blessed him; he crossed the bridge again
exit
41:
put recite Fish on my plate, flowers by my side;I enjoy the evening with a sip of cool wine;The tide is rising, the boat is moving;My heart is joyous, my spirit high
exit
42:
put recite The best thing, I tell you, is not to aim too high;A flying eagle will not see the fatal arrow;Gathering wood, you may uncover a snake;And you will regret forever its poisonous bite
exit
43:
put recite Two scholars went to the capital for examinations;One passed and stayed, one failed and returned;Carrying a scroll from his friend;He fell ill, but eventually, came home!
exit
44:
put recite "He endured the bleak north for nineteen years;His captured banner trailing upon distant sands;Snow was his only food, his heart was full of woe;And his only companions the roltons he tended
exit
45:
put recite You do not see the valuables within your grasp; So you turn around and around in a vain search;Relax and wait for the arrival of another;For they can tell you where the treasure is hidden
exit
46:
put recite He was a great warrior, but ugly and scarred;And so found himself rejected by two mighty Emperors;But a Lord saw his value, beneath the scars;Sought him through the night and won his aid
exit
47:
put recite When the gods choose a man for greatness;They first make him suffer terribly in body and soul;Happiness does not come to anyone easily;There is always a reason for wealth or poverty
exit
48:
put recite The humble cockatrice becomes the great phoenix;A freedom that no other bird can know;Higher and higher he soars into the sky;Leaving miles of clouds far below him 49:
put recite Although the warrior had great wisdom;Saving the Empress' skin many a time;He eventually fell from favor with his mistress;Left her court, and escped into oblivion
exit
50:
put recite Fleeing a Lord's wrath, the hero hied to the River;Where a friendly boatman ferried him over;The hero offered him his sword in thanks, but he refused;Placing friendship above material reward
exit
51:
put recite During the long, long summer dog days;Everyone is tortured by the burning sun;But now a calm and soothing breeze has arisen;The will of the Gods that eases souls
exit
52:
put recite In the lake, love poems floated on leaves;Written by a maid in service at the court; A scholar replied by the same means;Thus the leaves brought the lovers together
exit
53:
put recite The Empress' court housed three thousand guests;No one could say which was the greatest;One of them complained of being ignored;Claiming his worth was above all others
exit
54:
put recite Reflections in rippling water; Are constantly shifting, never the same ;In Fate, everything is set;And no advice can help the outcome
exit
55:
put recite The chief Minister was the wisest of all men;Loved by good people, feared by the unjust;He promoted honesty throughout the Lands;And advised folk to tend to their gardens 56:
put recite The hidden dagger in water becomes a dragon;Soaring far into the sky over many leagues;A story as thus can mean nothing but good;You will rise high as the result of an ordeal
exit
57:
put recite Close your ears to rumor and scandal;Your lot is a harvest of food and fine clothes;
put all sorrow and woe from your mind;Place your trust in me and joy will be yours
exit
58:
put recite One kingdom stood above the other six;And sought to conquor the whole of the Lands;But one man united the six together;And resisted the aggression of the seventh.
exit
59:
put recite As a blazing fire consumes the fuel around it;Spreading far and wide, sparing nothing;So fearful death awaits each one of us;Neither rank nor riches can save us now
exit
60:
put recite The oracle is ambiguous, who can read it?;To some it means rebel and you will succeed;But the honest warrior read it otherwise;And found to his cost that this meaning was true
exit
61:
put recite Holding a piece of fine jade is a rare treat;It should be valued and loved as a worthy item;Only great wealth can buy such beauty;Great things deserve great honor, after all
exit
62:
put recite Last time we sailed we lost our compass;Today we set forth to search for it again;Though the first compass was later found;It is of no use now and all hope is drowned
exit
63:
put recite Two good friends were in business together;The richer gave the poorer a larger share;Such virtue did not go unrewarded, and very soon;Both became Lords under a great Emperor
exit
64:
put recite In the bitter cold you came to rest;You never thanked the hand that feed you;Now you feed another who is in the cold;And grow offended when he doesn't thank you.
exit