The Avodah of Simcha was highly emphasised in the Beis Medrash of R' Yisrael M'Ruzhin, zy"a. The Chassidim didn't want the heaviness of Tisha B'Av to get in the way.
They came up with a plan: They went up to the roof of the Beis Medrash and tied a lasso. When they saw someone entering the Beis Medrash they would snatch the unsuspecting Chassid and drag him to the roof to join in on the fun.
As they dragged up another unsuspecting victim they realized that they were dragging up the Rebbe himself! Slowly, and with much embarrassment they lowered him down.
When he reached the ground, the Rebbe looked towards the heavens and said, "You see that the people don't want this "Chag"... so take it away!"
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