Secretary: Mr. Goon wants to meet you.
Duck: Find out want he wants.
Secretary: He wants to talk to you direct.
Duck: What for?
Secretary: The Association is organizing a festival for which they want you to be a patron
.Duck: I know these fellows will think of me only when they want something. Allow him in.
Goon: Sir, We propose to celebrate a festival for the promotion of mental health. I request you to preside over the first meeting.
Duck: What about my transport?
Goons: We will arrange it, Sir.
The car came on the date fixed for the meeting and brought him to the scene of the meeting. He reached the dais. His Secretary had prepared a nice speech for him. He placed it below the table cloth. When his predecessor spoke Duck was sacred. It was exactly like his speech. He searched for the paper kept on the table .He discovered that the other man, by mistake or willfully. had stolen his speech. Still he did not lose courage. He spoke.
Duck: I have great pleasure to preside over this meeting. Whatever I wanted to say has been said by my predecessor. However, I wish to point out that mental health is important. This requires relaxation. The mind should be free of all worries and blank.One technique of relaxation is free wheeling.It is wild goose chase. I suggest every year you observe a Wild Goose Chase Week, preferably in peak summer to achieve relaxation.
Before he could wind up his address there was pandemonium in the hall. A massive agitation took place in the city and a surging crowd was seen near the hall. Duck was escorted and driven off to the airport. Clashes between agitators and members of rival groups took place. The governmental machinery was put to great test. Officials were getting worried about the course of the agitation. Duck wanted to take advantage of the presence of a helicopter. He told his secretary that the agitation should not be allowed to continue and the vast destruction of public property should be prevented. He decided to have a bird's eye view of the situation and the extent of damage caused. He took off in the helicopter.
He complained to the pilot." What is this? The seat is so small and uncomfortable. Is this intended for transporting pigs or dumping food supplies during relief operations?
Pillot: Yes Sir. We use it for such puposes.When pigs are not available we transport men.
Duck: Do you men to say we are all pigs.
Pilot: No Sir. I am a pilot. Even if we take pigs I remain a pilot.
Duck: You are impertinent. I will report the matter to your boss on landing.
Pilot: Sir, if you threaten me you will not land. I will bale out leaving you to the mercy of the winds.
Duck: Doesn't matter. Wind is more reliable than a pilot.
Pilot: Sir, I wish to remind you of the purpose of your mission. It is to have an ariel view of the disturbances.
Duck: Do you think we can see more from above than from land. I wanted to relax. I wanted to escape the agony of being caught up in the massive agitation.
Pilot: But you canot remain in air for long.
Duck: I know. But the agitation will die by the time I land.
Duck lands safely. To his astonishment he finds the agitators had dispersed. Duck felt considerably relieved. However he gave a description of the aerial view of the disturbances to the minister, to justify his ride by a helicopter. (Concluded)
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