a great tragety
a great tragety
George Bush is visiting a primary school and he visits one of the
>classes
>
>They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their
>meanings.
>
>The teacher asks Mr. Bush if he would like to lead the discussion of
the
>word "tragedy."
>
>So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
"tragedy."
>
>One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives on
a
>farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and
>knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy.
>
>"No," says Mr. Bush," that would be an accident."
>
>A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children
>drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy."
>
>"I'm afraid not," explains the world leader. "That's what we would
call
>a great loss.
>
>"The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
>
>Mr. Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me
an
>example of a tragedy?"
>
>Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a
quiet
>voice he says:
>
>"If a jet carrying the Mr. Bush was struck by a missile and blown to
>smithereens that would be a tragedy."
>
>"Fantastic!" exclaims Bush, "That's right. And can you tell me why
that
>would be tragedy?"
>
>"Well," says the boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great
loss
>and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
>classes
>
>They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their
>meanings.
>
>The teacher asks Mr. Bush if he would like to lead the discussion of
the
>word "tragedy."
>
>So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
"tragedy."
>
>One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives on
a
>farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and
>knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy.
>
>"No," says Mr. Bush," that would be an accident."
>
>A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children
>drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy."
>
>"I'm afraid not," explains the world leader. "That's what we would
call
>a great loss.
>
>"The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
>
>Mr. Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me
an
>example of a tragedy?"
>
>Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a
quiet
>voice he says:
>
>"If a jet carrying the Mr. Bush was struck by a missile and blown to
>smithereens that would be a tragedy."
>
>"Fantastic!" exclaims Bush, "That's right. And can you tell me why
that
>would be tragedy?"
>
>"Well," says the boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great
loss
>and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
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