"Always keep going", said Shit-the-bed and he shait all over the bed.
My grandad his version of "Never give up, never give in." The Shit-the-bed name in your story reminded me of his saying.
It is originally in Oaldamster patter°, translating it did lose some of the roughness of the original.
[° "Aal deurzettn, zee Schiet-op-berre en hoi scheet heul berre onder."]
As a child I thought it was a common saying around the region where I grew up. Never understood why I got weird shocked looks when mentioned it.
He was a great story teller and inventor of new sayings that made sense. 😄
Anyway, a bit of a side-track... Wonder how your 'Shit-the-bed' got his nickname.
Hehe, I do live a good story teller and creator of new sayings. My dad way like that, I looked to think he passed it on!
Shit-the-bed was quite open years ago about having a really bad gastrointestinal thing and said at one point he farted and followed through, shitting the bed. He was telling us this as an amusing story but I don't think he ever expected the nickname to be borne out of it :0)
It is a valuable thing to pass story telling on from one generation through to the next.
My grandfather inspired me to tell stories to my daughter, when she was at the free imagination age. Great memories. :-)
And many have been at that point where they thought one doubtful warm feeling fart, in advance, could do no harm. Shortly after letting go being followed by the softly mumbled words: "Aaw noooo, shit..."
But never to speak of it again after the cleansing in shame was done. He totally deserves the name.