A FISHING STORY
The king wanted to go fishing, so he called on the
royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather
forecast for the next few hours.
The weatherman assured him that there was no chance of
rain in the coming days, So the king went fishing
with his wife, the queen. On the way he met
a farmer on his donkey.
Upon seeing the king the farmer said, "Your Majesty,
you should return to the palace! In just a short
time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area".
The king was polite and considerate, he replied: "I
hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is
an extensively educated and experienced professional.
And besides, I pay him very high wages He gave me a very
different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way.
However, a short time later a
torrential rain fell from
the sky. The King and Queen
were totally soaked and their entourage
chuckled upon seeing them in such a
shameful condition.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order
to fire the professional. Then he summoned the farmer and
offered him the prestigious and high paying role of
royal forecaster.
The farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting.
I obtain my information from my donkey. If I
see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with
certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb
asses to work in the government and
occupy its highest and most influential positions.
The practice is unbroken to this date and thus, the
democrat symbol was born!!!
The king wanted to go fishing, so he called on the
royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather
forecast for the next few hours.
The weatherman assured him that there was no chance of
rain in the coming days, So the king went fishing
with his wife, the queen. On the way he met
a farmer on his donkey.
Upon seeing the king the farmer said, "Your Majesty,
you should return to the palace! In just a short
time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area".
The king was polite and considerate, he replied: "I
hold the palace meteorologist in high regard. He is
an extensively educated and experienced professional.
And besides, I pay him very high wages He gave me a very
different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on his way.
However, a short time later a
torrential rain fell from
the sky. The King and Queen
were totally soaked and their entourage
chuckled upon seeing them in such a
shameful condition.
Furious, the king returned to the palace and gave the order
to fire the professional. Then he summoned the farmer and
offered him the prestigious and high paying role of
royal forecaster.
The farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting.
I obtain my information from my donkey. If I
see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with
certainty that it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb
asses to work in the government and
occupy its highest and most influential positions.
The practice is unbroken to this date and thus, the
democrat symbol was born!!!