A simple Story of Chairman Mao….A Cat, and Pepper
This would be my first Post.
Hopefully This would be the first of a Long line of stories and Fables I collect and Read
Enjoy 
A Short and Simple Story How Chairman Mao thinks
The Chairman called a meeting with his two trusted people in the government. Liu (his Number 2) and Premier Zhou
Mao : How would you make a cat eat pepper ?
*Liu spoke up first*
Liu : That is Easy, you get somebody to hold the cat, stuff the pepper in its mouth, and push it with a chopstick
*Mao raised his hands in horror at such a MADE-IN-MOSCOW solution*
Mao : Never use force…everything must be voluntary
*Mao then gestures the premier (Zhou)*
Zhou : I would starve the cat
(Zhou often walked the tightrope of oppurtunity)
Zhou : Then I would wrap the pepper with a slice of meat. If the cat is sufficently hungry it will swallow it whole.
*Mao did not agree with Zhou anymore than Liu*
Mao : One must not use deciet either — never fool the people
Liu : What would the Chairman do ?
Mao : Easy, You rub the pepper thoroughly at into the Cat’s backside. When it burns, the cat will lick it off– and be happy that it is permitted to do so.
commanderjay @ June 15, 2007