Lügengeschichte

The Cock and the Bull were two of the main coaching inns in the town and the banter and rivalry between groups of travellers is said to have resulted in exaggerated and fanciful stories, which became known as 'cock and bull stories'.

Keine Lüge als Unwahrheit gegenüber anderen, aber eine unwahrscheinliche, übertriebenen Geschichte, beispielhaft von Baron Münchhausen