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<b>Don't groan, YODEL</b>
Have you ever wondered where and how yodeling began?California? Oregon? Switzerland? Most believe it originated inSwitzerland, but here's the real version.Many years ago a man was traveling through the mountains of Switzerland.Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to sleep.He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night.The farmer told him that he could sleep in the barn.As the story goes, the farmer's daughter came down from upstairs and askedher father, "Who is that man going into the barn?""That's some fellow traveling through," said the farmer. "He needs a placeto stayfor the night, so I said he could sleep in the barn."The daughter said, "Perhaps he is hungry." So she prepared him a plate offood and took it out to the barn.About an hour later, the daughter returned. Her clothing disheveled andstraw in her hair. Straight up to bed she went.The farmer's wife was very observant. She then suggested that perhapsthe man was thirsty. So she fetched a bottle of wine, took it out to thebarn,and she too did not return for an hour. Her clothing was askew,her blouse buttoned incorrectly and her hair all messed up. She alsoheaded straight to bed.The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got up andcontinued on his journey, waving to the farmer as he left.When the daughter awoke and learned that the visitor was gone,she broke into tears. "How could he leave without even saying goodbye," shecried."We made such passionate love last night!""What?" shouted the father as he angrily ran out of the house looking forthe man, who by now was halfway up the mountain.The farmer screamed up at him, "I'm going to get you! You had sexwith my daughter!"The man looked back down from the mountainside, cupped his handnext to his mouth, and yelled out...
"LAIDTHEOLADEETOO"
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