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The friends immediately set to work, but their personalities soon clashed:

(a classic nickname for Georg) was a quick-witted gardener. He had a "green thumb" that seemed more like magic; he could talk a stubborn rosebush into blooming in the frost. horst_schorsch_und_dieter

"Horst," Dieter said quietly, "your gate is a fortress, but it’s a wall, not a door.""Schorsch," Horst added, "your vines are lovely, but they’ve turned the gate into a hedge.""And Dieter," Schorsch laughed, "your pulleys are so complicated that the goats will have eaten the town before we open them." The friends immediately set to work, but their

To capture that "helpful" spirit, here is an original story about three old friends—a master carpenter, a clever gardener, and a cautious tinkerer—who learn that some problems are only solved by combining their unique quirks. The Great Gate of Oakhaven The Great Gate of Oakhaven