Coming next " We Petition"

We petition is a short story I wrote based on my memory of another short story I read about 30 years ago. It was written without re-reading the original as I felt that I would be unduly influenced by it. If anyone reading this recognises the source of the original idea I applauded you. I will post my version first and then comment further and provide a link to the original as I have no intention of plagiarising the original other than to use its underlying theme and message. Let me know what you think.