Alexander von of schönburg. The art of stylish poverty (№ 328187)

In the fourteenth century Tyrolean Countess to conquer Carinthia, and on her way to the fortress proved to be Hochosterwitz. The troops of the Countess proceeded with the usual at the time of the siege. But the siege dragged on, the winter approached, and the Countess, as her troops began to lose patience. The precipitated fared no better. The commandant reported that the provision of one bull and two bags of grain. It would seem that any commander-in-chief, on receiving similar information, will be ordered to surrender. However, the commandant found an unusual solution: he ordered the slaughter of a bull, to fill his carcass with grain and to relieve the fortress walls. As the situation in any way was breath-taking, listened to him, and the bull flew down to the besiegers. And those who saw the carcass, she got desperate. Indeed, bull argued that in a fortress of food will last for a long time, and the tyroleans for a long time did not want to wait. The Countess lifted the siege and get out.