Romance of the Ponds

The Romance of the Ponds is an epic poem written by the Goed Frog-Person Yurkti around 67 BC Earth time. Considered the cornerstone of classical Goed literature, it was required reading for any educated Goed, and is thus universally referenced within their society. The poem's narrative concerns the protagonist Nerdah (pronounced neer-Dah), a son of low level Goed nobility who is betrayed by his brother Yerdid and cast from his Pond-Clan. Seeking revenge he allies with the also disgraced elderly Crizliz, the two exploiting the fragmentary nature of Goed society and politics to ensure their rise to the leadership of a new Pond-Clan, who takes his homeland by force, kills Yerdid and ensures a place for the decedents of Nerdah "Until the Ponds dry and wither, and the stalks of the Pond-Lillies grow short."
Its narrative reflects the nature of Goed life and society thoroughly, and is thus also useful reading for non-Goed historians and anthropologists to gain an insight into their way of understanding the universe.
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