ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

The Bitter Withy

Once upon a time, there was a story in the Bible about a big strong guy named Samson. Samson did a lot of really cool things like fight lions and kill enemies with his bare hands. But, one day, Samson made a really silly mistake. He fell in love with a lady who was not very nice and wanted to trick him. She asked him what made him so strong and he told her it was because he never cut his hair.

So she tricked him by making him fall asleep and cutting off all his hair. When he woke up, he was no longer strong and powerful. He was just a regular person without any powers. The bad guys captured him and took him to a place where they wanted to hurt him.

But, Samson was really smart and he remembered something from his childhood. When he was a kid, he went by a river where there was a tree called a bitter withy. He remembered that the tree was really strong and could be used to make a weapon.

So, he found some of the branches of the bitter withy and used it to fight off the bad guys. And even though he wasn't as strong as he used to be, he still managed to win the fight because the bitter withy was so powerful.

The moral of the story is that sometimes even if you're not as strong as you used to be, you can still win if you're smart and use what you have. Plus, it's always good to remember things from your childhood!