Long, long ago
\non an island far away,
\nsat The Land of Mites and Maybees
\nto the left of Backbone Bay.
\nThe mites were hearty creatures,
\nthey would never hurt a soul.
\nBut their problem was they never could
\nachieve a single goal.They knew just what they wanted,
\nand they’d ponder it at length,
\nbut when it came to action,
\nthey just didn’t have the strength.
\nThe maybees were quite similar,
\nwith only slight revisions.
\nThey’d say “maybe this” and “maybe that”,
\nbut never reached decisions.
\nThere was a king, King Know It All,
\nwho loved to take advantage
\nof these measly mites and maybees
\nwhom without him could not manage
\nOr so they thought, for they’d been told
\nand learned so deep within
\nthat there’s just no sense in trying
\nwhen you know you cannot win.
\nAnd so the king, with ruling hand
\ngrew stronger every day.
\nFor the mites and maybees just assumed
\nthat his was the best way
\nTill one bright day, out of the blue,
\na mini-mite was walking
\nand in his sheltered innocence,
\nhe suddenly began talking.”Why do we weed our gardens by hand
\nwhen it’s faster with a hoe?
\nAnd why do we sled in summertime
\ninstead of in the snow?
\nWhy do we paint our buildings brown,
\nwhen red is so much brighter?
\nAnd why do we carry sacks of rocks
\nwhen stones are so much lighter?”
\nThe mini-mite kept asking more,
\nlike a record that was broken.
\nThough all of them had thought these things,
\nnone had ever spoken
\nShhh! Pipe down!”, were the frightened cries
\nas they worried their king would hear.
\nThe mites and maybees looked around,
\ntheir eyes spread wide with fear.
\nI’ll be quiet”, said the mini-mite,
\n“but I just have one more querry.
\nIf there’s more of us than there is of him,
\nwhy is he so scary?”
\nThe mites and maybees pondered this,
\nthis thought that was quite new.
\nAnd as they tugged and wrestled it,
\nthe logic in it grew.Suddenly everything seemed so clear;
\nthey all had minds of their own,
\nso why were they letting King Know It All
\nrule his mighty throne?
\nWell, it didn’t take long once this thought was in place,
\nfor weeds to be pulled out with hoes.
\nAnd it didn’t take long for paint to be red
\nand for sleds to be used when it snows
\nSoon the king got weaker, and finally left;
\nLeft the whole kingdom far behind.
\nFor he realized that not even he was as strong
\nas the power of speaking your mind
\nThe End.\u00ef\u00bb\u00bf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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