Nary a narrative!

 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful pond. Peaceful it was, too. Most all frogs lived there rather comfortably. Not that there were not any problems. In fact, there were many. Yet solutions were arrived at, often much debated, too. All loved such spirit of democracy.

The Frog Chief was much admired, despite the detractors and their grudges. That, too, was the feel of democracy. The Opposition demurred, as was its wont. Despite all sorts of trials and tribulations, accusations and adulations, life was what it could be, given the times. 

Suddenly, there was much turbulence, deep n wide, in the pond. A group of frogs, who called themselves the "Scuttling Society", created a huge uproar. The moss in one corner was not cleaned properly, they croaked.

'But it was,' many pointed out. In fact, 'twice it was cleared, and much much more efficiently the second time,' some said. A furore erupted. The SS Frogs, no, no, Dear Child, do not fear. No reference here to Hitler, Dear. SS simply means the 'Scuttling Society', okay, Baby?

So the SS said, 'Clean it up right NOW, and as we want it.' The Frog Chief ignored the 'grau-grau.' Now, who said, 'growl, growl'? Nope, I did not! The SS enjoyed all sorts of support, from many a corner of the moss, from here n there, from ponds near n far.

The SS loved the sudden solace of attention. They revelled in the sound and the fury of the admiring bog. Signified it everything to them. '"Clean up, right away or we jump out. If we lose our lives thus, remember, all would label you a dictator." 

The Frog Chief did ignore, but not for long. Thus began the clean-up. Heads rolled, snakes surrounding the pond revelled in this ready-made n fast food. When all seemed cleaned up n quiet on all the fronts, loudly echoed from the cleared corner, 'Hey, Chief, next it is your turn'!

Pratima@ The moral of the story is rather plain. Now do not complain because the tale carries a disclaimer which reads as "if this story reminds you of certain current events, it is your imagination." Well, I was just re-telling Aesop's famous fable!

Quote of the day:                                                                    "The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end," mused Leon Trotsky. 

The word if the day: Fable                                                Fables are short stories using animals, plants, or objects with human traits. They always end with a clear moral or life lesson.