I'm The Chief!

Hard winds and dark clouds lashed in the city. After a little while, it started pouring cats and dogs. The whole city was swept into a torrent of water. Rains tormented the city for more than twenty-five hours!

The roads were in a poor condition. There was sludge on the roads which made it difficult for the vehicles to pass. The early next morning a traveler passing through one of the lesser known routes in the city noticed an abandoned wagon lying trapped amidst the slush. It was in a poor state and looked as if it had encountered an accident.

The glass was broken and the seats were in a charred state. Worried, the traveler informed the city police. The policeman soon took over the job of removing the wagon from the middle of the road. The Chief of police soon set off to the site of accident with a small group of people.

When the policemen gathered around the wagon, they took the required pictures and notes. The Chief of Police then ordered his men to remove the wagon from the road. The wagon was a heavy vehicle. Several men gathered around to do the job. The Chief of Police stood there instructing the people how hard to push and occasionally passing sarcastic comments on their obsessive laziness.

A man passing through this road noticed the shocking behavior of the Chief. He went to him and said, “Sire, I notice that these men are striving hard and you’re standing here watching them. Don’t you suppose you should help them out?”. “Ah! Young man, I’m the Chief of the Police and it’s not my job to push a wagon. It’s well suited for these lazy fellows. Look at them struggling so hard!” replied the Chief in a sardonic way.

Astonished at this poor standard the Chief was setting, the man pulled off his coat and went to help the poor men. The people struggled for an hour when at last the wagon was pulled off the road. The benevolent soul then went to the Chief of Police and said, “Next time you need someone when you are not willing to help these people call me, The Mayor of this city”. Thus smiling the man went on his journey leaving behind a changed yet appalling Chief of the Police!