The young Merlion continued, “Then listen to this old ‘lion. The population is against you, virtually every one. Soon members of your council will start to die and we will replace them because the Merlions next in line are with us. Even some army trainees are. The council will eventually be formed of renegades, what you are doing now will not last. It will be better if you give in now, welcome back your son and start to return us to our former glory. Because it’s going to happen anyway.
“And you know how many of us are ill, sir. To go on as we are will kill us all. If they return they will return to a graveyard. Don‘t kill us off. Let us live.”
He said this with great conviction because he knew it to be true. So many Merlions had been going down with the sorrow disease since the renegades had departed and this was why so many Merlions were keen to overthrow the current Council and create a new one.
The older Merlions could remember how things had once been and the younger ones could see it would be better. And so this young Merlion had come before the Merlion of Singapore’s father to make his appeal.
After making his speech the young Merlion left immediately, leaving his words ringing in the ears of his audience, whose face had looked shocked the last he saw of it.
All the young Merlion could do now was hope.
“And you know how many of us are ill, sir. To go on as we are will kill us all. If they return they will return to a graveyard. Don‘t kill us off. Let us live.”
He said this with great conviction because he knew it to be true. So many Merlions had been going down with the sorrow disease since the renegades had departed and this was why so many Merlions were keen to overthrow the current Council and create a new one.
The older Merlions could remember how things had once been and the younger ones could see it would be better. And so this young Merlion had come before the Merlion of Singapore’s father to make his appeal.
After making his speech the young Merlion left immediately, leaving his words ringing in the ears of his audience, whose face had looked shocked the last he saw of it.
All the young Merlion could do now was hope.
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