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Authored By Michael M. Michaelson © June 2002 |
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The National Donkey Crisis |
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Once upon a distant time, an ancient King was very upset and dismayed about the rumors of his nations men being somewhat cowardly and most of all, AFRAID of their wives! Thus, this worried King sent forth his ministers throughout his vast lands to prove once and for all, that his kingdoms men were truly men! On the stern request from the King, the ministers and royal guards were to go forth and visit every village and home within the kingdom. And "if" they found any cowardly man who was afraid of his wife, they were to penalize that gutless husband "One Donkey" for his state of unexceptable feebleness. Time went by and the King as usual remained very busy with his works and duties. Then one morning from one of his tall towers his attention was drawn to a great dark dust cloud rising up over the horizon. The cloud rose in height and soon the earth began to shake with a thundering that had never been heard in his times. He watched the cloud grow fearfully darker as it moved closer while his mind soon took in the full scope of the scene that spread out before him. The only thing the King could think of while the cloud drew closer to his palace was "IMPOSSIBLE!" But no denying it, spread out before him, in full view of all his citizens, was a vast heard of donkeys being driven towards his city. Then in astonishment he realized, "Oh no, these must be the animals collected from everywhere in his kingdom from the men who were afraid of their wives, this just couldn't be!" This was impossible, it was terrible and an incredible disaster at the same time, he stood in shock! What condition was his kingdom really in, for his ministers to have gathered so many thousands of donkeys? How could this be, he never dreamed of such an overwhelming catastrophe? The angry King immediately sent word and demanded that his ministers report to him and present some reason for such a vast heard of Donkeys! They better have a good explanation! The meeting was soon on its way and his head minister was reporting on the kings request of penalizing every household one donkey if the ministers found that the husband was AFRAID or RULED by his wife. After the frustrated king had listened to all the detailed and extraordinary reports, of how the women of his kingdom ruled over the men, he sat sulking in dismay, pulling his beard out and pondering the sad fate of his nations warriors and men. After the meeting was disbanded, one of the Kings closest ministers excitedly began to tell the king of one most great and wondrous maiden he had met along the way. The King listened with anticipation as his minister went on, "Oh her cheeks were like pomegranates, her hair was like long strans of spun gold, her eyes were as bright as the moon of 14 days and her form was like carved marble and her…," just then the king cut in and told him, "You fool, keep it down, your going to get me into trouble, for the queen is sitting just on the other side of the partition and she is probably listening!" The minister suddenly leaped up, and right then and there, informed the King that he was to be PENALIZED TWO WHITE DONKEYS; For he was the King and must pay a double duty for the same feebleness which had stricken his entire nation! The king was dumb struck for a moment until he realized his folly, but without protest, he also humbly contributed two white donkeys to the great heard! With great reluctance, the King admitted, only with an under the breath mutter, that apparently, that he was also somewhat AFRAID of his wife and, yes, she pretty well RULED OVER HIM too! Contact Author at: |
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