Blessings in Disguise

An oil well caught fire. The fire was too dangerous for the fire brigades of the company to go near it.

Things were getting desperate. As a last resort, the local fire brigade was called.

The local fire brigade was notoriously inefficient, but to everyone’s surprise, it took the engine close to the fire and bravely put it out.

The grateful and appreciative oil company presented them with an enormous cheque for their bravery at a public reception.

After the ceremony, the head of the oil company asked them “How could you display such heroism where our own people failed? They answered…