William Tell was pretty cool, but even he couldn’t pull off this trick.
You remember the William Tell story, don’t you?
That story about the apple being shot off of someone’s head?
Well, this girl has upped the ante.
She’s firing a bow. With her feet.
During a handstand. (And she’s not done upping that ante yet.)
…While her own MOTHER holds the target.
Which one impresses you more? The talented daughter who can pull off that amazing feet feat?
Or her mom that will stand there holding the target?
Fun fact — that old William Tell story is one most of us know ABOUT, but few of us actually KNOW. It is also one that our audience, in particular, would enjoy.
Do you know that the apple was on the kid’s head because he pissed off a tyrant? Here’s one shortened telling of the old story:
William Tell was that expert marksman who said ‘no’ when everyone was compelled to bow before a symbol of a despotic ruler in 14th Century Switzerland.
He refused. Then Gessler (the tyrant) himself showed up… and demanded William Tell bow down to him. He refused again.
The proud tyrant did not want his authority challenged. So he set up a public punishment for him.
His boy was ordered to stand with an apple on his head, and Tell was ordered to shoot it.
“Will you make me kill my boy?”
“You must hit the apple with your one arrow. If you fail, my soldiers shall kill the boy before your eyes.”
William shot that arrow… which struck true. And then a second arrow fell from his coat.
Gessler demanded to know why he had tucked a second arrow under his coat.
“Tyrant! This arrow was for your heart if I had hurt my child.”
(See: TheBaldwinProject for the full tale)
Badass stories (or videos!) of great skill like these are good for the soul… whether in the here-and-now or in days gone by.
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Raising Righteous & Rowdy Girls
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