GOOD SERVANTS, BUT POOR MASTERS.
"Whatever would the world do without me?" exclaimed the fire to the water. "I givo light, I give comfort, I bless the poor and the rich. I illumine the streets, I rival the Very sun. Surely I ought to govern the world." "Friend," answered the water, "that is all very fine, but where would the world bo without me ? There would be no refreshment, no health—ah, and no life! I sing ns I flow in the brook, I roar gloriously ap I rush in beauty over the cascade. Certainly I should reign in the earth." The Are laughed heartily at this. "And what about the floods, the devastations, the deaths you cause?" he asked. "As to that," answered the water, "a pretty world it would be if you ruled. Why, a very small spark from you will destroy forests, and villages, and prairies." ' Here a man stepped forward. "You are both excellent servants," said he, "but you would make Very poor masters, and it will be bsst for all parties that you remain in your present places."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 158, 6 July 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)
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182GOOD SERVANTS, BUT POOR MASTERS. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 158, 6 July 1935, Page 3 (Supplement)
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