Once upon a time in a Jungle, not far away, a Jackass decided that he wanted to be the King of the Jungle.
He hired a bunch of hyenas to groom him for the next elections and in return he promised them as many animals as they could eat.
The hyenas laughed and agreed, getting down to work.
"Only a Lion can be the King of the Jungle", a wise old owl said.
So the hyenas designed a long flowing mane for the Jackass to wear around his face so that he looked a little bit like a lion.
"He is still a Jackass", said the wise old owl.
So they put up posters of the Jackass everywhere across the jungle, saying he is a Lion, till all the animals were convinced that he is a Lion indeed.
When the Jackass went to give his speech, he brayed.
"He brays, he is a jackass", said the wise old owl.
But the hyenas used voice modulation techniques and made him roar like a lion and all the animals clapped and cheered.
The Jackass blamed all the previous kings and told the gullible animals how they were all useless and how he was the savior who would "Make Jungle Great Again"
The strategy of the hyenas worked... The animals, with an overwhelming majority, made the Jackass the King and threw the previous King out of the Jungle, calling him an Accidental Lion King.
He first cut off all the leaves from the tree saying this would get in more sunlight in the jungle.
"That's exactly what a jackass would do. No leaves will take away the natural shield we get", said the wise old owl.
The hyenas banded together and told the wise of owl to #GoToCity
The Jackass then stopped all rivers by piling stones into them, saying this will store water for everyone.
"That's exactly what a jackass would do. Stopping the natural flow of the river which is important in cleaning it up, just take enough water that we need and let the rest flow", said the wise old owl.
The hyenas labeled the owl as an Anti-Jungle, called him a Jungle-Naxal and threw him in the jail.
They stuck more posters all over the jungle on the trees bereft of leaves now and all the animals happily accepted that they had got a Visionary Masterstroker as their King.
Soon, the jungle was struck by a cold wave and the temperatures dropped and the animals begun to freeze.
The King decided to set the trees on fire to counter the freezing cold.
"That's exactly what a jackass would do. I had told you cutting off the leaves would take away our natural protection", said the wise old owl.
But no one listened to him, anymore.
The King invited everyone in the jungle to celebrate the burning of the trees.
The King stood with his pack of hyenas as the fires raged and the animals danced around the fires, as the flames got closer and closer to them.
He turned to the hyenas and said, "I had promised you all the animals you could eat. There, go ahead and take your pick, they would be cooked in sometime".
"He is a jackass", came the voice from the jail, but the animals were busy celebrating the Jungle Fire Utsav.
The flames started engulfing the animals, singeing them as the hyenas approached for their promised feast.
Some of the flames suddenly moved towards the King and his fake mane caught on fire.
The King stood steadfast as his mane slowly started burning away, his real face exposed.
The animals noticed it and shouted, "Damn it, we did not elect a lion, we made the jackass our King".
The wise old owl said, "You don't have to wait till the mane catches fire. You can figure out a Jackass for what he is, just by his actions. Or atleast listen to the voices of wisdom"
But there were very few animals left to listen to him now......
