"It occured to Otto that it would be amusing to shoot peasants, and he sat at a window all day long with a gun watching like a hunter for his game. His attendants would load his gun with peas instead. of buckshot, and a man in a peasant's dress would pass within range occasionally. The king would shoot, the man would drop and the apparently lifeless body would be removed by guards."
This is not a typographical error: I know that shooting PHEASANTS was known to be a favorite pastime of royals whose hobbies included hunting. But is it true that King Otto of Bavaria was prone to shooting at PEASANTS?
Is all this true?
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