Show Its It's only a fairy tale John Colaizzi News Editor ADDY DADDY J tell me mea a astory astory story about 4 L why you your r cant can't smoke in the King of castle any anymore i H more more Well son the King and his advisors say we cant But daddy how did it all start why wont won't they let you No one knows for sure who started it or why Oh they say its it's for health reasons but none of the peasants really really really real real- ly believe that The Bl Black ck Knight says the king asked him to convince the other knights but the King says the Black Knight came to him wit with the idea What did the peasants do When they found out what the knights were doing they petitioned to be allowed to keep smoking The peasants were so loud and forceful forceful forceful for for- that soon the Black Knight was left standing all alone The peasants and the knights had a big faire where 1 they gave their views It seemed to me son that most of us wanted no change or at worst some compromise The knights and the peasants all agreed that everyone in the kingdom should be allowed to express his or her opinion and the peasants thought that all would abide by the results I The day after the vote one of the knights gave the ballots to one of the kings king's noblemen A few days later the nobleman proclaimed th that t although it had been very close the castle would henceforth be non Daddy who counted the votes Son Im I'm not sure Originally the nobleman said that knights in a neighboring kingdom were to count them but none of these knights ever saw them At one time none of the noblemen could even remember remember remember ber who they gave them to Eventually one of the noblemen said that a prince from a neighboring kingdom had counted them But daddy didn't that make the peasants wonder about the count if the prince was a friend of the king and the king didn't want smoking smoking smoking ing Oh no son all the peasants know that the king and the noblemen have our best interests at heart And you know that royalty never lies to its subjects r 7 4 |