Submitted by: Kathy Hawkins
Once
upon a time
there
was a king who
wanted to go fishing. He called 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 at
once because
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. Besides, I pay him very high
wages. He gave
me a very
different forecast. I trust him and I will continue
on
my
way.
So
he 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 weatherman
at
once!
Then
he summoned
the farmer and offered him the prestigious and
high paying
role of royal forecaster.
The
farmer
replied, "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
so began the
practice of hiring asses to work in the
government,
occupy its highest and most influential positions and which
later became
the symbol
for the
Democrat
party.
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