Old Blue of Medamulana, Weeraketiya

By Our Defence Correspondent

(May 09, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A young village boy named AAmal from Medamulana, Weeraketiya goes off to Law College. Halfway through the semester, he has foolishly squandered all his money.

Trying desperately to think of a way to get his father to send more money, he remembers how much his dad loves his old hound dog, Ol' Blue.

He calls home. "Dad," he says, "You won't believe what modern education is developing! They actually have a program here in University of Colombo that will teach your dog, Ol' Blue, how to talk!"

"That's amazing," his Dad says. "How do I get Ol' Blue in that program?"

"Just send him down here with 100,000.00 rupees" the young AAmal says. "I'll get him in the course."

So, his father sends the dog and 100,000.00 rupees

About two-thirds of the way through the semester, the money again runs out. The boy calls home.

"So how's Ol' Blue doing, son?" his father asks.

"Awesome, Dad, he's talking up a storm," he says, "but you just won't believe this - they've had such good results they have started to teach the animals how to read!"

"Read!?" says his father, "No kidding! How do we get Blue into that program?"

"Just send 200,000.00 rupees I'll get him in the class."

The money promptly arrives. But our hero has a problem. It's the end of the school year, and his father will find out the dog can neither talk, nor read. So he shoots the dog.

When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited. "Where's Ol' Blue? I just can't wait to see him read something and talk!"

"Dad," the boy says, "I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Ol' Blue was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Daily 'Noise' of the house by lake, like he usually does. Then he turned to me and asked, "So, is your daddy still messing around with that little slut, actress V’karsha who lives down the street?"

The father exclaimed, "I hope you shot that son of bit*h before he talks to your Mother!"

The boy said "I sure did, Dad!"

Dad was relieved and said "That's my boy!"

The kid took the law exam in a specially set up, separate cubicle helped by none other than the invigilators themselves. He went on to become a successful lawyer and then went into politics.

Things happening now in Sri Lanka are any indication; Sri Lanka will end up with a like father like son situation when power is transferred, with manipulations, to son!