Gordon Brown was visiting a Scottish primary school and he visited one
of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
their meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Brown if he would like to lead the
discussion on the word 'tragedy'.
So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a 'tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best freen, who lives on a fairm,
is playin' in the field & a tractor rins ower him and kills him, that wuid
be a 'tragedy.'
No, said Gordon - that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a skulebus carrying fufty children
driv ower a cliff, killing a'bdy inside, that wuid be a tragedy'
I'm afraid not, explained Gordon - that's what we would call a great
loss'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Gordon searched the
room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, wee Johnny raised his hand...
In a quiet voice he said: 'If a plane cerryin' you and Mr. Darlin' wis
struck by a 'freenly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that wuid be
a tragedy.'
'Fantastic!' exclaimed GORDON. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?'
'Weel,' says wee Johnny, 'it his to be a tragedy, because it certainly
wuidnae be a great loss and it probably wuidnae be a f*cking accident
either!'
Aye an Ye Ken Ah wis anely kiddin aboot the translation an aw? Ken?


of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
their meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Brown if he would like to lead the
discussion on the word 'tragedy'.
So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a 'tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best freen, who lives on a fairm,
is playin' in the field & a tractor rins ower him and kills him, that wuid
be a 'tragedy.'
No, said Gordon - that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a skulebus carrying fufty children
driv ower a cliff, killing a'bdy inside, that wuid be a tragedy'
I'm afraid not, explained Gordon - that's what we would call a great
loss'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Gordon searched the
room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, wee Johnny raised his hand...
In a quiet voice he said: 'If a plane cerryin' you and Mr. Darlin' wis
struck by a 'freenly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that wuid be
a tragedy.'
'Fantastic!' exclaimed GORDON. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?'
'Weel,' says wee Johnny, 'it his to be a tragedy, because it certainly
wuidnae be a great loss and it probably wuidnae be a f*cking accident
either!'
Aye an Ye Ken Ah wis anely kiddin aboot the translation an aw? Ken?



