The Lawyer and the Farmer
I think what is happening in Ukraine is horrific, but as an ex-military planner I think it is safe to say that the Russia military, in invading Ukraine, has gotten its nose blooded.
Unfortunately, if Russia keeps its continued onslaught up, the sheer numbers will mean a bad end for Ukraine.
****
But, who is to say if we personified the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, then Putin would represent Russia, and Zelensky would represent Ukraine.
To poke a bit of fun at the Russian bear, I have taken a story that has made the rounds, set it in the UK, and turned it into a fairy tale or fable.
With that in mind, here goes
****
A big city London lawyer, who just happened to be named Putin, went duck hunting in rural Scotland. The lawyer always presented a manly front. One time he posed shirtless for a London fashion magazine. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence.
As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer, who just happened to be named Zelensky, drove up on his tractor and asked the lawyer what he was doing. The farmer had been a comedian in the local theater group before he turned to farming full time.
The lawyer responded, “I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and now I’m going to retrieve it.”
The old farmer replied. “The hell you are. This is my property, and you’re not coming over here.”
The indignant lawyer replied. “I’m one of the best trial lawyers in the UK, and if you don’t let me get that duck, I’ll sue you and take everything that you own.”
The old farmer smiled and said, “Apparently, you don’t know how we do things in Scotland. We settle small disagreements like this, with the Scottish Three Kick Rule.”
“What is the Scottish Three Kick Rule?” the lawyer asked.
The farmer replied, “Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up.”
The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The old farmer slowly got down from the tractor and walked up to the city fellow.
His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer legs, which dropped him to his knees.
His second kick nearly ripped the nose off his face.
The lawyer was flat on his belly, when the farmer’s third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up … but didn’t.
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, “Okay, you old tosser, now it’s my turn.”
The old farmer smiled and said, “Naw, I give up, You can keep the duck!”
****
One can dream, can’t they?
My heart bleeds for the Ukrainian people but the courage the Ukrainian people have shown in their resistance also serves as an inspiration for the world.
“You can keep the duck.”
————-
That’s all for now!