Mark Carney’s Davos speech translated into simple English so the pumpkin patch dwellers can understand… by Mike Williams as shared by Ron Shields (@shieldsron) on Threads.

Here you go — rewritten so Trump and his minions can understand at a grade 4 level.

*** The Story of the Broken Playground Rules ***

There was a very big playground where kids from many schools came to play. A long time ago, the kids made rules: “No pushing.” “No stealing.” “Share the swings.” “Play fair.” Most kids followed the rules, and the playground was fun.

*** The Problem ***

Some of the big kids grew much bigger and stronger than everyone else. They started to break the rules.

They would say: “I can take the swing because I’m big.” “If you don’t let me win, I won’t let you play anymore.” The smaller kids noticed the rules weren’t being followed anymore — but everyone kept pretending they were.

*** The Sign in the Window ***

Every morning, the kids held up a sign that said: “Everyone follows the playground rules.”

But they knew it wasn’t true. They held the sign up anyway because they were scared of getting pushed or excluded. As long as everyone pretended, the big kids stayed in charge.

*** One Kid Tells the Truth ***

One day, a kid named Canada said: “These rules don’t really work anymore.” “Pretending won’t protect us.” “Keeping the sign up is making things worse.”

Some kids were nervous. “What if the big kids get mad?”

Canada said: “If we all stop pretending, the bullies lose some power.”

*** The Wrong Idea ***

Some kids said: “Let’s build our own little playgrounds and never share again.”

Canada shook its head. “If everyone builds a fence, no one has fun.” “The playground will get lonely and broken.”

*** A Better Plan ***

Canada had a different idea. “Let’s work together. Not all together at once — just the kids who agree on each thing.”

“For soccer, we team up with these friends.” “For tag, we team up with those friends.” “For fixing the swings, we all pitch in.”

When the kids worked together, the big kids couldn’t boss them around so easily.

*** Getting Strong the Right Way ***

Canada also said: “We should be strong enough so no one can push us.” “So let’s learn, share, practice, and help each other.”

Canada helped fix playground equipment. Canada shared snacks. Canada stood up when someone was treated unfairly.

Other kids trusted Canada.

*** The Ending ***

The old rules were broken. Pretending didn’t fix them. But by telling the truth and working together, the kids began building a better playground. Not perfect. But fairer. And stronger.

And Canada said: “Anyone who wants to play fair is welcome to join us.”

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Share this with anyone in your networks who claim they didn’t understand the speech itself. It was an intelligent and respectful piece of work but did require the ability to think through bigger concepts using bigger words.

Originally shared on Facebook.