Doing nothing
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?”
The eagle answered, “Sure, why not.”
So the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
Bullshit treatment
A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I’d love to be able to get to the top of the tree,” sighed the turkey, “But I haven’t got the energy.”
“Why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bull shit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.
Quick move
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. She came to a spring.
To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her.
The dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safety to dry ground.
Just then a hunter was throwing out his net towards the dove to trap it. Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.
Moral of the story: One good turn deserves another.
Bad company
Finding that cranes were destroying his corn, a farmer set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds. When he went to examine the net next morning he found a number of cranes and also a stork.
“Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have eaten none of your corn, nor have I done you any harm. I am a poor innocent stork, as you may see, a most dutiful bird, I honour my father and mother. I…”
But the farmer cut him short. “All this may be true enough, but I have caught you with those were destroying my crops, and you must suffer with the company in which you are found.”
Moral of the story: People are judged by the company they keep.
A purpose
Two men were walking one summer day. Seeing a tree nearby, they decided to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other, “What a useless tree this sis. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything.”
“Don’t be so ungrateful,” rustled the tree in reply. “I am being extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun. And you call me a good-for-nothing!”
Moral of the story: All of God’s creations have a good purpose.
Futile advising fools
On a mango tree in a jungle, there lived many birds. Before the onset of the rainy season, all the animals repaired their homes.The birds also made their homes more secure. “We should also store some food for our children,” chirped one bird. And they collected food, until they had enough to see them through the rainy season. Soon the rain came. All the animals and birds stayed in their homes. One day, a monkey came into the forest. He sat on a branch, shivering with cold.
“Brrr! It is so cold!” said the monkey.
The birds felt sorry for the monkey but there was little they could do for him. One of them said, “Brother! Our small nests are not enough to give you shelter.”
Another said, “All of us prepared for the rainy season. If you had, you would not be in this situation.”
“How dare you tell me what to do?” said the monkey. He angrily pounced on the bird’s nest, tore it and threw it on the ground.
Moral of the story: Fools never value good advice. It is better not to advice. It is better not to advise them.
