 Instead of a jester, Frank had a 300-pound black bear chained in his backyard as part of his retinue. The bear participated in the numerous drinking bouts at the royal court. After one of these bouts, the besotted bear ripped his chain loose, wandered into the second floor of a nearby rooming house, and got into bed with a man who was similarly soused. The man, thinking his friends were joking with him, started hitting the bear until the bear returned the favor.