SURE: THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE AND THE CREDIT CRISES - by Mrs .I.K. Koutstaal

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THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE AND THE CREDIT CRISES - by Mrs .I.K. Koutstaal

"The original Walt Disney ‘Phantasia’ production, released in the nineteen thirties, contains a magnificent episode in which Mickey Mouse, accompanied by the inflaming music of Paul Dukas, plays the sorcerer’s apprentice. The story is well-known: the great sorcerer has an appointment elsewhere. Before he leaves he orders his apprentice to mop down the floors. Mickey really does not feel like it. He comes up with a trick. From the conjuring books of his master he recovers a magic spell that will have the brooms do all the work without his actual interference. He casts the spell, the brooms fetch the water and mop the floors. Mickey leans back lazily. Somewhat later he realizes that he has summoned powers that he can no longer control. A major flooding is the result. Whatever he tries, he cannot find the spell to break the enchantment. When things were at their worst the great sorcerer returns home. He averts the disaster and Mickey gets a good beating. This image of the unfortunate Mickey regularly comes to my mind when I read about the way in which the diverse financial authorities react to credit crisis. An inspiring image for a column."