Fable 3: The Pillars of Political Uprightness
The Pillars of Political Uprightness in the Legislature once comlained bitterly of the aspersions being cast on their spotless character by the Purveyors of Pure Bilge and likened their lot to being Pearls before Swine.
The Purveyors of Pure Bilge however, with a suaveness indicative of long practice, retorted that while that might well be, the Pillar on which Political Uprightness was based, was sunk in the Sewers.
The Pillars of Political Uprightness then let fly the retort that that while sunk in the sewers, the Pillar was nonetheless firmly anchored on a bed-rock of quick sand of political opportunism and public apathy, an excellent foundation for many a sterling Political career.
The Purveyors of pure bilge profoundly apologised and retracted their statements and lay down together.
Thus, noted the Wag, was consummated a marriage between a Public Apathy and a Political fiction.

Note: Basis for the Fable-->
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar222006/national1757102006321.asp
Casting pearls before Swine: http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_147.htm

Fable 2: The Irresponsible Cats
A Responsible Political Agent once decided that He had been too long without committing a Deed Worthy of His Office. Finding a Colony of Cats whose leader he happened to particularly dislike, for no specific reason, He decided to provide the Blighted cats with a new Leader, anointed by him, and improve their lot.
He sent his Pack of Dogs, with matchsticks, over to perform the appointed Task and was surprised to see that the Pack had reduced the population of the Cats, burnt and destroyed their habitation and lost quite a few of their own, to boot.
He therefore decided to teach the unfortunate cats to cooperate with the Pack and found, to his immense surprise, that things now became much worse, with the Cats ruling over the others being, at once, antagonistic to the some of the other Cats as well as the Pack of Dogs.
Just then, the Sound of Laughter Shook the Earth and the Sky, and He looked up and saw the Gods laughing at Him, and pointing out, as the cause for his singular lack of success, the naivete in the belief of a Pack of Dogs improving the lot of the Cats. The Responsible Political agent, however, pointed out to a bewildering lack of hopsitality, from the Cats, toward the Pack of Dogs who were bent upon imporving the lot of the same Cats and also accused the Cats of Irresponsbility, of Fiddling while Cat-land was burning.
The New leaders of Cat-land smiled and thanked the Responsible Political Agent for introducing the fiddle into their kingdom and in such numbers.

Note: A Fiddle maybe described as an instrument made of Horse hairs and the entrails of a Cat.
Inspiration for this piece:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/international/21cnd-iraq.html

My Favourite Song:
Jinhe Naaz Hain Hind Par Woh Kahaan Hai
Songs lyrics: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/isongs/8/804.html
My Favourite Satirists: Rediff.com (Forget Voltaire or Swift or even Bierce, Rediff.com take my breath away with their open satire; cataloguing India's ills and labelling them India Rising, India Shining etc is the best form of Satire, to date)
My Favourite Slogan: India Shining, India Rising etc
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Headline: Slums Demolished in Cleanliness Drive, Thousands rendered homeless
Headline: Hawkers relocated reduce Congestion near City Centre
"ye luTate hue kaaravaa.n zi.ndagii ke"
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Headline: Children of Prostitutes Denied Admission into Schools
Headline: NGO accuses Police of Extracting bribes from Prostitutes and Govt. Officials of Complicity
"ye purape.nch galiyaa.n, ye badanaam baazaar"
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Headline: More Foreign Junkies Filling Goa's Beaches
Headline: Foreign Paedophiles make a beeline for India
Headline: Tourism Minister and Industry Predict Larger Tourist Inflows next Year
"ye gumanaam raahii, ye sikko.n kI jhanakaar"
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Headline: Defence Minister Denies Large Scale Corruption in MoD and Armed Forces
Headline: Minister, Army Brass caught on Tape Accepting Bribes and Babes
"ye isamat ke saude,
Headline: Army Official Not Satisfied With Bribes, Demands Babes
Headline: Excessive Greed Leads to Detection
"ye saudo.n pe takaraar"
"jinhe naaz ..."
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Headline: India and Nepal Deny Large Scale Trafficking of Young Girls across Porous Border
Headline: Young Nepalese Girls Rescued from Brothel in Calcutta
"vo ujale darIcho.n me.n paayal kii chhan chhan"
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Headline: Old man dies at Workplace
Headline: Too Many of Indian Aged People are in the Hard Labour Market
Headline: Govt. Finds Old Age Pension Idea too Expensive
thakii haarii saa.nso.n pe tabale kI dhan dhan (2)"
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Headline: India's State Spending on Health: < 1% of GDP
Headline: India's Health Care System Creaking, State Hospitals Dysfunctional
Headline: Official Visits State Hopsital, Shocked by Absence of Doctors, Exortortion of Patients by Staff
"ye berUh kamaro.n me khaa.nsii ki Than Than
jinhe naaz ..."
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Headline: Schoolgirls Exploited in Sex Scandal
Headline: Minister Denies Involvement, Blames Opposition.
"ye masalii huI adhakhilI zard kaliyaa.n"
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Headline: Starlet Accuses Director of Demanding Favours
Headline: Director Denies Accepting Favours from Starlet
Headline: Industry Decries Negative Image, Vows to Reform
"ye bikatii huI khokhalii ra.ngaraliyaa.N
jinhe naaz ..."
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Headline: Central Govt. Denies Largescale Malnutrition in Tribal Districts of Orissa
Headline: State Govt. Accuses Media and Opposition of Complicity in Malnutrition Cases, Denies reported Malnutrition Deaths
"ye Dhalake badan aur ye biimaar chehare
jinhe naaz ..."
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Headline: State Minister Denies Involvement in Sex Scandal
Headline: Minister's Son Accused of Raping Maid
"yahaa.n piir bhii aa chuke hai.n, javaa.n bhii
tan-o-mand bete bhI, Abba miyaa bhii"
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Headline: Woman in-charge of Orphanage Accused of Supplying Girls to Important People, Names Minister
Headline: Women's and Family Affairs Minster Protests Innocence
"madad chaahatii hai ye havaa kI beTI"
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Headline: India predicted to become the World's Second Largest Economy by 2025
Headline: Corporate India Upbeat about India's Econmomic Transition
Headline: President Upbeat about Fulfilment of Vision 2020
Headline: Congress Praises India's Strides in Empowerement of People
Headline: World's Largest Democracy praised for its Commitment to Democratic Ideals
"zaraa is mulk ke rahabaro.n ko bulaao
ye kuuche ye galiyaa.n ye ma.nzar dikhaao
jinhe.n naaz hai hind par unako laao
jinhe naaz hai hind par vo kahaa.n hai.n
kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n, kahaa.n hai.n"
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Hum Honge Kaamayab,
Jai Hind!!

Fable 1: The Proponent of Progress and The Leader of The Masses
A Proponent of Progress once talked to The Leader of the Masses on the Necessity for Progress in Physical Infrastructure in their City. Concluding with a homily on the Necessity for Immediate Action, She was distressed to observe that the Leader of the Masses neither shook hands, nor even Bowed to her and neither did He look at Her throughout the Talk. She therefore made Bold to ask him, in dismay, the reason for his lack of Civility, and was Dissatisfied when he replied that he had he could not Shake hands because His Hands were too Full of Work, could not look at Her since He had too many Competitors and did not Bow to Her since He had too many Friends at His Back.

An Unkind Wag remarked later that He could at least have shaken Hands since the Public Till was Almost Empty.