Kevin Rudd visits a primary school
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was visiting a primary school, and he went into<o></o> one of the classes.
They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.<o></o>
The teacher asked the Prime Minister if he would like to lead the discussion<o></o> on the word "tragedy''.
So our illustrious leader from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1>Queensland</st1></st1:state> asked the<o></o> class for an example of a "tragedy''.<o></o>
One little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on a<o></o> farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a "tragedy''
<o></o>'No,' said Kevin from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1></st1></st1:state> 'that would be an accident'.
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a "tragedy''
'I'm afraid not,' explained the Prime Minister 'That's what we would call a<o></o> great loss.'<o></o>
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.<o></o>
Kevin from<st1:state w:st="on"><st1> Queensland </st1></st1:state>searched the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an<o></o> example of "tragedy''?
Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand... In a quiet<o></o> voice he said: 'If the airplane carrying you and Ms Gillard was struck by a<o></o> 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens that would be a "tragedy''.<o></o>
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Kevin from<st1:state w:st="on"><st1> Queensland</st1></st1:state>. 'That's right. And can you<o></o> tell me why that would be a tragedy?'<o></o>
'Well,' says the boy 'It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be a f___ing accident either'.
