A FAIRY TALE by, Lela Esther Milier ‘There once was a president who vas very fond of comaseionate imagea In fact, he vas co dmprosced with hov others locked upon him that he spent mst of the money in the government's treasury on nev mea vho could help hin gain this image. Wo matter what he did or where he went, he had speciai nen bring in crowds for each occasion. The villagers claimed his men hired a different nob for every hour of every day. Many strangers traveled through the city where the President lived. One day two scoundrels cane into town and claimed they were the finest inage weavers in the world, Their neves were Erlichson end Fuldeuan. ‘They said they could veave power unlike any power woven before, not only would the President's inage be greater, but the power he possessed would have a special quality. Erlichson told the President this power becane invisible to anyone who was exceedingly stupa or. who vao umfit for his job. "Z must have soma of this inage manufactured right away. Then T will be able to tell wise men from fools and T will know who 4s unfit for the office they hold." said the president Bach day Erlicheee and Huldeman weaved in end out of the White House files, the CIA files, the IRS files, the FBI files. Then one day they showed the president a list. The President remembered what the weavers ssid, that anyone unfit for his position or exceedingly stupid would not be able to see it. "E know that I an a good president," he thought, "out dt might be best to have some one else look at the list first.” He decided to send his vise and capable Attorney General, John Mitchelle, On my," thought Micchelle, as he gazed at the list. "I see nothing at all!" He couldn't let Erlichsoa and Huldenan know, or they would think him unfit to be Atterney Generel. "This 4e 2 great list, a great plon you've woven,"\ha caid. "I know the Provident will be pleaced." ‘Tha next day the Prosident and saversl of hic ascistante went to see the Iiet. The two scoundrels, Erlicheon and Huldeman, held up their master plans and lists for display. "I see nothing at aii", thought the Preeident to hinself as he examined the plans and the liet, "Can I be unfit for ny position? 1 cannot let anyone kaov." "This is great," he exclained, "This design is Just vhat 4¢ needed. Even Mitchelle thinks it is great... What de you think Bean? Bean, Stradam, Cushston, Falters, 8iddy,ehd-Lunt couldn't believe their eyes. they couldn't see the Power Image, but echoed the President's praises. "You will have a new tzage unknown to the country in your Royal Proce: er-eh, Joyal procession," they exclaimed.‘The weavers vorked into the night over their executive plans vith a needle that had no comparison. In the morning they declared the inage cloth of power was finished end ready for the President to shov to his country. ‘The President, followed by Bean, Stra¢an, Cushston, Falters, Biddy,and Greyson, Colston, Tolby, aad Trogh went to the weavers to view his new executive plans that would give him the Power Image, the image he loved we well. ‘The scoundrein held out their aras of welcome for them to ese the greatest plan on earth. Each etaff menber was assigned to his part of the Master Plan. As the ov -"'dent took his) ‘ichson and Huldeman pretended to fasten the power belt and smooth out the wrinkles. "It's just great - Jet's show this to our countrymen. I can hear them shout “Great is our beloved President who makes everything perfectly clear." Two staff neabers stooped down to look closer at thetr President's Master Flan aseignnent. They could not admit they saw nothing in it for « better and greater inage than he already had. The President etood in the of the great Oval Room with hie ataff around him. He held up the plan eatd “What @ perfect fit! And > the Prosident went on television to make it perfectly clear to Lio Countrysen sbout the great Executive Plan. As he approached the cameras the people praised the President. Erlichson and Huldesan had ident - others dle but they didn’t hire the child who pointed the finger and ecreaned the truth. = "He has nothing at all - He stole what he has at Watergate!" ‘The President felt very uncomfortable, for he too realized that he had been swindled,