Today he gathered them together to complete the series of defeats. Before he started his talk on the fourth episode, one of the sons asked him: “Father, you have complained to us about your dismal conditions and your defeats in your own country. Why do you not look for another source of income outside your official job?”

The father replied with a big smile before he began his story.

“My sons, I told you that I am a simple citizen who listens to orders and carry them to the letter. I always follow the rules and regulations, which make it clear that an employee should not look for a second job elsewhere.

“They also said an employee cannot be a businessman. I listened and obeyed. I discovered later that only naive people who said OK to the rules remained poor.

“Other officials and their puppets found means of attaining wealth quickly. They obtained thousands of work visas and sold them to foreigners, making a lot of money in the process.

“They also collaborated with ‘sharks’ in the real estate market. They set up establishments in the names of their relatives and subcontracted them to foreigners. The big shots swindled money out of the poor through fake investments.

“They also obtained the chunk of government tenders. They even dared to steal oil as you might have read lately. There are many ways in my country to get rich but I am not good at them or do not have the means to carry out them.

“My dear children, I am a citizen defeated in his own country because foreign workers are taking all of the money through subcontracting and the sharks are in turn robbing them. The rules are assisting these sharks and ignore the honest citizen.

“However, I love my country and will never let it down. Please love your country. Now go to bed and tomorrow we will show you another episode of the defeated citizen.”

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