Animal Farm 3: The Ass and the Con
More than a year has passed since the Scandal in Animal Farm.
The Pig decided to apologize to the farm animals, admitting it spoke to a Comselec official but not admitting any wrongdoing. It suggested that all of this noise is political and promised that the best solution to the problems of the farm is for the animals to dance the Chacha. The Pig promised to lead the Chacha dance, even if it could shorten its term as Supreme Animal. Some of the Pig’s allies thought this was the price the Pig had to pay for the Scandal, but its enemies claimed it was just a diversionary tactic. They tried to pressure the Pig to resign but the farm animals seemed bored by all the noise and ignored calls for protests. The overwhelming allies of the Pig in the House of Roosters made sure impeachment wouldn’t prosper there either.
All seemed quiet for a while. Too quiet, even the farm animals were surprised that the the Chacha tune was now being played by a group called PI, or Pig’s Initiative. Many animals questioned the PI’s qualification to play Chacha. Confusion was back in the Animal Farm.
To settle the matter, the Court of Robes decided that PI is not the way to play the Chacha. The Pig’s enemies rejoiced. They said the right way to dance the Chacha was through a Convention, or Con for short.
The Speaker of the House of Roosters had another idea. He thought that a better way to dance the Chacha was through an Assembly, or Ass for short. He volunteered to turn the House of Roosters into an Ass. Many animals thought this was too self-serving, especially since elections to the House of Roosters was coming up in six months. The Roosters were becoming unpopular so they agreed to the Con.
Sensing victory, the Pig’s opponents started to question the whole Chacha idea. Now even the Con may have to be postponed.
The animals are starting to wonder what’s going to happen next. Many animals believe that dancing the Chacha could really help fix some inherent problems in the farm but are afraid that, with elections coming, it will be forgotten. Others think everything is really just part of the old familiar dance of elections.
All the while, the Pig has been quiet, trying to dissociate itself from the fallout of the failures of the PI, the Ass, and now possibly the Con. Perhaps it is wondering how its messengers could screw up a simple dance. Or perhaps it is secretly glad the diversion is working, the Scandal in Animal Farm now forgotten.
If events continue to follow recent history, it is likely that everyone will pay attention to everything else except the farm.
The Pig decided to apologize to the farm animals, admitting it spoke to a Comselec official but not admitting any wrongdoing. It suggested that all of this noise is political and promised that the best solution to the problems of the farm is for the animals to dance the Chacha. The Pig promised to lead the Chacha dance, even if it could shorten its term as Supreme Animal. Some of the Pig’s allies thought this was the price the Pig had to pay for the Scandal, but its enemies claimed it was just a diversionary tactic. They tried to pressure the Pig to resign but the farm animals seemed bored by all the noise and ignored calls for protests. The overwhelming allies of the Pig in the House of Roosters made sure impeachment wouldn’t prosper there either.
All seemed quiet for a while. Too quiet, even the farm animals were surprised that the the Chacha tune was now being played by a group called PI, or Pig’s Initiative. Many animals questioned the PI’s qualification to play Chacha. Confusion was back in the Animal Farm.
To settle the matter, the Court of Robes decided that PI is not the way to play the Chacha. The Pig’s enemies rejoiced. They said the right way to dance the Chacha was through a Convention, or Con for short.
The Speaker of the House of Roosters had another idea. He thought that a better way to dance the Chacha was through an Assembly, or Ass for short. He volunteered to turn the House of Roosters into an Ass. Many animals thought this was too self-serving, especially since elections to the House of Roosters was coming up in six months. The Roosters were becoming unpopular so they agreed to the Con.
Sensing victory, the Pig’s opponents started to question the whole Chacha idea. Now even the Con may have to be postponed.
The animals are starting to wonder what’s going to happen next. Many animals believe that dancing the Chacha could really help fix some inherent problems in the farm but are afraid that, with elections coming, it will be forgotten. Others think everything is really just part of the old familiar dance of elections.
All the while, the Pig has been quiet, trying to dissociate itself from the fallout of the failures of the PI, the Ass, and now possibly the Con. Perhaps it is wondering how its messengers could screw up a simple dance. Or perhaps it is secretly glad the diversion is working, the Scandal in Animal Farm now forgotten.
If events continue to follow recent history, it is likely that everyone will pay attention to everything else except the farm.
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