[Luckyus]

In The Classroom​

Mr Albanese was visiting a Melbourne Primary school and the class was in the
middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.

The teacher asked Mr Albanese if he would like to lead the discussion on the
word “Tragedy”. So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of
“Tragedy”.

A little boy stood up and offered “If my best friend, who lives on a farm,
is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would
be a tragedy”.

“Incorrect” said Albo. “That would be an accident”.

A little girl raised her hand “If a school bus carrying fifty children
drove over a cliff, killing everybody inside, that would be a tragedy”.

“I’m afraid not” explained Albo: “That’s what we would refer to as a
great loss”.

The room went silent. No other children volunteered.

Albo searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an
example of a tragedy ?”

Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his hand and said
“If a plane carrying you and Mr Marls, Mr Bowen and all the other Labor
Party members was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy”.

“Fantastic” exclaimed Albo, “ and can you tell me why that would be a
tragedy ?”

“Well” said Johnny, “ it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
wouldn’t be a great loss, and it probably wouldn’t be a bloody accident
either”.