When President Mugabe was visiting a primary school and visited one of the classes in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings, the teacher asked the president 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." One little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend, who lives on a farm is playing in the field and a war vet comes along and knocks him dead with a log, that would be a tragedy." And Mugabe said, "No, that would be an accident." A little girl raised her hand, stood up and said, "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy." The president disagreed but explained, "I'm afraid not! That's what we would call a great loss."
The room went silent. And when no other children volunteered, Mugabe searched the room with his eyes then asked, "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally at the back of the room another small boy raised his hand, stood up and in a quiet voice said, "If a Zimbabwe Air Force jet carrying Mr. & Mrs. Mugabe were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy." Mugabe exclaimed, "Fantastic! That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" And the boy replied, "Well, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
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