| April 2006 Winner: Mike Dunn, The
Door
Honorable Mention: Janet DeMarco, The
Rock Tryst
Honorable Mention: Polly Dunn, Only
An Eye Opener
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April
2006
Honorable Mention
Only An Eye Opener
by Polly Dunn
“Neither a door nor a portal be…these
words the ancient Druids left us…” and the savvy native guide
pointed to the wooden covering at the entrance to the building made of stones.
One of the tourists had had enough. Angrily, he asked, “Why are we
paying $229.95 extra over the cost of the regular tour? Aren’t we going
to see inside?”
“He’s right,” another in the group spoke up, “for
the price of this tour I want to see more than the outside of an old door.” The
group began to mumble rebelliously. If the tour guide was at all alarmed,
he handled it well.
“You pose an interesting problem. Do you see a latch on this door
or a knob? Are we on the outside looking in? Or perhaps already on the inside
looking out?” the guide asked. “And do we know before we go
where it is that we will be? And, if we already know, then why go?”
“Let me guess," the first upset tourist yelled
out, "You're a Druid?"
“Yes, sir, we built Stonehenge for your amazement
and now we have this door. The guide smiled sheepishly. Our regular tour is
self-guided. I am your philosophical leader on this tour for that extra price.
Now, should you wish to see Stonehenge itself, we have a discount rate that
might interest you or….” The guide winked… “post
cards are available for a lesser price as if you had already visited there.
We Druids are very smart.”
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