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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3235641" data-attributes="member: 665">And let's not forget the legend about a small boy who while passing a dyke on his way to school noticed a slight leak as the sea trickled in through a small hole. Knowing that he would be in trouble if he were to be late for school, the boy pocked his finger into the hole and so stemmed the flow of water. Some time later a passerby saw him and went to get help, which came from men who were able to make repairs on the dyke and seal the leak.This story is told to children (including me when I was young) to teach them that if they act quickly and in time, even they with their limited strength and resources can avert disasters ("a stitch in time saves nine" is another such lesson). This tale originated from the American writer Mary Mapes Dodge. She published this tale in Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates in 1865. The Little Dutch Boy is a very popular myth in the U.S., but is not well known in the Netherlands. Of course, if sea levels continue to rise, it will take more than a finger to stop the flooding in the Netherlands. Is your house on stilts? I think houseboats might be the final solution. Go with the flow...Brock</blockquote>