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The Thirty-fifth Year
Ducal Prize TournamentSeptember 1-4, 2000 (AS XXXV)
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"It was my first Ducal and Constantina, Jada and I decided to enter the sheep building contest as a team. I had little talent but a few extra coins that year. We found out we didn't have to use the provided materials so we scampered off to find things in the garage sale. There is something to be said for the garage sale. We waltzed in and bought a super king sized imitation sheepskin bedspread for about $8.00 from Sir Hillary.
"Auntie Anastasia had a bit of plaid and I forget where we got the black velvet from. It seems that the other ladies had a talent for costume design. Think Big! We decided to go life sized.
"In the end, we had pulled together a costume with very little sewing involved and the ladies put it on. DarkClaw provided me with a shepard's hook that doubled as a lantern holder. William was attending his first event in ages and had his bag pipes. We decided to use a patch of plaid in the shape of a shield with a red bit acrossed it.... this made a nifty "No Scottsmen" sign.
"William began to play and the sheep and I danced. Someone has video of this. I will pay extra to get that back. After a good bit of dancing, William piped us onto the eric. There is something wonderful about having a bunch of scotsmen following you and trying to molest your giant sheep while Duke Frederick looks nearly shocked.
"With great ceremony, the judges attempted to judge the sheep contest. The other contestants ended up giving us their sheep. We then were piped victoriously back to DarkClaw where the sheep we had grabbed in our raid were offered up to the household." -- Aureellia ferch Gwalchaved
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