Sonic the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom

Chapter 5.

After this presentation to Roboens leaders , Sonic and Manic went and spoke to Mario. They told him ,"This is what the Lord , the God of Roboens , says let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness." "Is that so?" retorted Mario. "And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let your people go." But Manic and Sonic persisted. "The God of the Roboens has met with us ," They declared. "So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the Lord our God. If we don't , he will kill us with a plague or with the sword." Mario replied , "Sonic and Manic , why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work! Look , there are many of your people in the land , and you are stopping them from their work." That same day Mario sent this order to the Mushroom Kingdom slave drivers and the Roboens foremen "Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves! But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don't reduce the quota. They are lazy. That's why they are crying out , 'let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.' Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!" So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people , "This is what Mario says ; I will not provide any more straw for you. Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!" So the people scattered throughout the land of the Mushroom Kingdom in search of stubble to use as straw. Meanwhile , the Mushroom Kingdom slave drivers continued to push hard. Meet your daily quota of bricks , just as you did when we provided you with straw!" They demanded. Then they whipped the Roboens foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. "Why haven't you met your quotas either yesterday or today?"They demanded. So the Roboens foremen went to Mario and pleaded with him. "Please don't treat your servants like this ," they begged. We are given no straw , but the slave drivers still demand , 'make bricks!' We are being beaten , but it isn't our fault! Your own people are to blame!" But Mario shouted , "You're just lazy! Lazy! That's why you're saying , 'let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.' Now get back to work! No straw will be given to you , but you must still produce the full quota of bricks." The Roboens foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told , "You must not reduce the number of bricks you make each day." As they left Mario court , they confronted Sonic and Manic , who were waiting outside for them. Rouge said to them , "May the Lord judge and punish you for making us stink before Mario and his offcials. You have put a sword into their hands , an excuse to kill us!" Then Sonic went back to the Lord and protested , "Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people , Lord? Why did you send me? Ever since I came to Mario your spokesman , he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!"