Things were miserable in the land of the Trids. They were a tribe of small people who inhabited a valley.
The mountains to their west blocked the moisture from the sea so their land was parched and grew little. As a result hunger was the predominant condition.
The land between the mountains and the sea received abundant rainfall and grew crops which were plentiful. This land was inhabited by a giant who was loathe to share his bounty with his little neighbors in the valley.
One day a council was held and the Trids decided to send a delegation of dignitaries to try and reason with the giant. The climbed to the top of the mountains and summoned the giant, who came up to them in frightful bounds.
They respectfully explained the situation as they saw it and laid out a request for the giant to share his surplus with them. Upon the completion of their speil, the giant drew back his leg and kicked them all off the mountain back down into the valley. Many were killed and the rest were terribly injured.
After a number of years passed, it was decided to once again approach the giant. This time it was hard to get up a delegation, but the elected leaders were finally forced to go as a representative body.
After eloquently presenting their case to the giant, they were summarily booted back into their valley with the resulting deaths and injuries.
After a suitable time, it was once again decided that someone needed to talk to the giant. It was decided that perhaps it was a mistake to go in large numbers, so it fell to the tribe's holy man to go and intercede on behalf of the people.
He climbed the mountain and summoned the giant. He appealed to the giant's better nature, explaining God's plan for everyone to benefit from his bounty and goodness. As he finished, the giant rubbed his chin thoughtfully, then hauled off and kicked the holy man back into the valley.
As he tumbled head-over-heels through space, the holy man managed to cry out, "Why do you do this to us?"
To this, the giant replied, "Silly rabbi, kicks are for Trids."
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"Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words; this is good luck."
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