Story of success.
Ricardo is perambulating down the road, when all of a sudden a magnifico golden ladder descends from the heavens, accompanied by the angel Elspeth.
'Ola, Ricardo!', shes says, 'This is the ladder to success. The way is hard and the steps are treacherous, you may wish to stay upon the ground. However, climb this ladder and the road to success will be rewarding.'
Ricardo doesn't take much convincing - he's Spanish. So he blindly heads up the ladder. After a long arduous climb he comes to a platform in the heavens. It is laden with gold and jewels.
'Ricardo,' says Elspeth. 'You may take this gold and head back down, being able to live for a while as a wealthy man, or you may head up the ladder to success'.
Ricardo thinks a moment - it is certainly a lot of gold; But no more than a Spaniard deserves, so he heads up the ladder.
At the next platform is double the amount of gold and a beautiful woman.
'Ricardo!', intones Elspeth, 'Take this gold and live you life as a millionaire, and take this cute muchacha as your lady wife. I recommend however, that you continue up the ladder to success'.
Ricardo is impressionable and continues up the ladder. He passes 3 more platforms each laden with more gold and women than he can imagine, but each time Elspeth urges him on.
Ricardo - not being used to having to do so much work - prays for the end to come soon. ' How much better can it get?' he asks.
'Don't fear Ricardo, this is the last climb'.
The final climb was the most difficult of all. His legs turned to jelly; the wind pushed him to and fro.
Finally he made it to the top. Elspeth was nowhere to be seen; nor was there any gold or ladies.
Instead, a huge, hairy, hideous man awaited him, naked as a baby. The ladder disappeared in a flash.
'Hallo', said the man.
'I'm Cess'.
No more than a spaniard deserves....