Current Events > The story of the devil's bridge is petty lol

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It's a Welsh fable this girl was telling me about.

There was this big waterfall no one could cross, a young beautiful girl really wanted to cross for some reason.

But she was approached by the devil who made a deal, he'll build a bridge on the condition that he would claim the soul the first person who crosses it

She said sure

He built the bridge

She went "Hohoho! imma gonna just wait and be the SECOND person to cross da bridge lolololl"

And the devil was like "Curses! You outsmarted me!"

And got some random unwitting dudes soul when some guy crossed the bridge.

What kind of story is that?

Why did the devil make that deal? Who was the poor guy whose soul got given to the devil?

It's just a dumb story

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Countryfolk always outsmart the Devil at someones expense in these tales. Its nothing new. Basically, a whimsical way to highlight the folly of all parties ~ and imply to the audience the question of whether or not one who deals with devils faces judgement in the end. Although they may have made an escape in the moment, is it only temporary reprieve from the shackles of hell? For they went against God~

Ever been stuck between a rock & a hard place?

Ever jumped out of the frying pan & into the fire?

In such folklore, devils often take the form of shrewd business men or downtrodden traveling beggars ~ stereotypical troublemakers in the eyes of many countryfolk, classically speaking. Whomever is your enemy and your rival will likely be painted as demonic at some point. It is a tried & proven efficient tactic for creating the desired effect on moral perception. But, I digress...... I hadnt heard that one before.

Did she make it up? I can only hope so. Those are the best stories.

Troll under your bridge, perhaps?

Quite a different devil's bridge than I expected.

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Xethuminra posted...

Countryfolk always outsmart the Devil at someones expense in these tales. Its nothing new. Basically, a whimsical way to highlight the folly of all parties ~ and imply to the audience the question of whether or not one who deals with devils faces judgement in the end. Although they may have made an escape in the moment, is it only temporary reprieve from the shackles of hell? For they went against God~

Ever been stuck between a rock & a hard place?

Ever jumped out of the frying pan & into the fire?

In such folklore, devils often take the form of shrewd business men or downtrodden traveling beggars ~ stereotypical troublemakers in the eyes of many countryfolk, classically speaking. Whomever is your enemy and your rival will likely be painted as demonic at some point. It is a tried & proven efficient tactic for creating the desired effect on moral perception. But, I digress...... I hadnt heard that one before.

Did she make it up? I can only hope so. Those are the best stories.

Troll under your bridge, perhaps?

This is one of the lamest outsmarting stories that I've heard doe

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UnfairRepresent posted...

This is one of the lamest outsmarting stories that I've heard doe

The Devil Went Down To Georgia is worse.

I would have taken the kids soul just for being a snarky ass.

Xethuminra posted...

The Devil Went Down To Georgia is worse.

I would have taken the kids soul just for being a snarky ass.

Even worse is he went back for a second round and got cucked again by Johnny

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Flauros posted...

Even worse is he went back for a second round and got cucked again by Johnny

Nah, the song is ambiguous as to whether he won or lost that one.

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pegusus123456 posted...

Nah, the song is ambiguous as to whether he won or lost that one.

Its clear that he won.

He mic dropped the devil and belted out a tasty solo and went to the woodshed to rub one out.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Who was the poor guy whose soul got given to the devil?

That man's name? Albert Einstein.

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I lived in Devil's Bridge for three years while doing otter conservation work in west Wales. The bridge itself is actually three bridges built one on top of the other in a cool Dark Souls kind of way.

There's a path down the side of the gorge which leads to a cave used by two bandit brothers in the ~10th century. I wedged a very valuable coin between two rocks there. I check on it every year, and no one has found it yet.

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jpenny2 posted...

That man's name? Albert Einstein.

damn devil cursed him with the forbidden fruit

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I was curious and the "official" legend is that the woman lured a dog across it, not just some random dude.

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Phat Wales

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pegusus123456 posted...

I was curious and the "official" legend is that the woman lured a dog across it, not just some random dude.

Dog isn't a person

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so the Devil's like, "I'll make you a bridge, but I'll own the soul of the first person who crosses," and he tells this to her directly?

so when she tricks him, he's like, "how did she trick me??"

maybe don't broadcast your nefarious plans directly to your intended target, smart guy.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Dog isn't a person

The legend is that he wants the first soul to walk across it.

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g0ldie posted...

so the Devil's like, "I'll make you a bridge, but I'll own the soul of the first person who crosses," and he tells this to her directly?

so when she tricks him, he's like, "how did she trick me??"

maybe don't broadcast your nefarious plans directly to your intended target, smart guy.

I know right!

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g0ldie posted...

so the Devil's like, "I'll make you a bridge, but I'll own the soul of the first person who crosses," and he tells this to her directly?

so when she tricks him, he's like, "how did she trick me??"

maybe don't broadcast your nefarious plans directly to your intended target, smart guy.

The Devil in folktales is pretty consistently open about his deals.

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when you wanna damn people to eternal suffering, but you're honest to a fault

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I think it fits in with the idea that people aren't sent to Hell, but instead choose to go there.

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yea, that explanation makes more sense.

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But the guy who crossed didnt choose

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UnfairRepresent posted...

But the guy who crossed didnt choose

The deal wasn't with him. She sold his soul.

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Xavier_On_High posted...

The Devil in folktales is pretty consistently open about his deals.

He probably likes the challenge.

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There was this big convenience store no one could cross, a young beautiful girl really wanted to pass by for some reason

But she was approached by the devil who made a deal, he'll build a checkout counter on the condition he'd get the soul of the first person who bought five Milky Ways.

She said sure

He built the counter

She went "Hohoho! imma gonna just wait and be the SECOND person to buy the Milky Ways"

And the devil was like "Curses! You outsmarted me!"

An unwitting dude went to the checkout with five Milky Ways later on

The devil was all excited

But then the dude smirked. "Looks like there's electrical infetterance, Devil"

The devil was crushed. He waited for the infetterance to pass, but the smirker ended up stealing them.

They say the devil is waiting in that Welsh convenience store to this day.

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Flauros posted...

Its clear that he won.

He mic dropped the devil and belted out a tasty solo and went to the woodshed to rub one out.

lol

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Xavier_On_High posted...

The deal wasn't with him. She sold his soul.

but she didn't

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The moral of the story is dont cross a bridge that popped up out of nowhere when theres a woman with a crazed grin standing next to it looking at you and visibly salivating

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Shotgunnova posted...

There was this big convenience store no one could cross, a young beautiful girl really wanted to pass by for some reason

But she was approached by the devil who made a deal, he'll build a checkout counter on the condition he'd get the soul of the first person who bought five Milky Ways.

She said sure

He built the counter

She went "Hohoho! imma gonna just wait and be the SECOND person to buy the Milky Ways"

And the devil was like "Curses! You outsmarted me!"

An unwitting dude went to the checkout with five Milky Ways later on

The devil was all excited

But then the dude smirked. "Looks like there's electrical infetterance, Devil"

The devil was crushed. He waited for the infetterance to pass, but the smirker ended up stealing them.

They say the devil is waiting in that Welsh convenience store to this day.

Goddammit lmao

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I missed the she used a dog post. Poor puppy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXCY8HPFgv8

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