Inspired by recent White Sox events, this was originally supposed to be in the form of a soap opera script, akin to the famed As the World Turns, which was also set in Illinois. However, as a member of the Dramatists Guild, the author cannot violate the picket lines of the Writers Guild, which has long been on strike against the moguls of Hollywood. Therefore, we revert to a form that came long before television, moving pictures, or even Jerry Reinsdorf.
TALE ONE
Once upon a time there was a king who amassed untold riches from the land over which he ruled, taking lucre as he willed from the people and, as was the way of royalty in those ancient times, giving almost nothing in return.