> > > Lesson Number One > > > > > > > >A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. > > > >A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I > > > >also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" > > > > > > > >The crow answered: "Sure, why not." > > > >So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and > > > >rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on > > > >the rabbit and ate it. > > > > > > > >Moral of the story is: To be sitting and doing > > > >nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up. > > > > > > > >Lesson Number Two > > > > > > > >A turkey was chatting with a bull. > > > >"I would love to be able to get to the top of that > > > >tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the > > > >energy." > > > > > > > >"Well, 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 that > > > >it > > > >actually gave him enough strength to reach the first > > > >branch of the tree. > > > > > > > >The next day, after eating some more dung, he > > > >reached > > > >the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there > > > >he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was > > > >promptly spotted > > > >by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree. > > > > > > > >Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the > > > >top, but it won't keep you there. > > > > > > > >Lesson Number Three > > > > > > > >A little bird was flying south for the winter. > > > >It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the > > > >ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow > > > >came by and dropped some dung on it. > > > > > > > > As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow > > > >dung, > > > >it began to realise how warm it was. > > > >The dung was actually thawing him out! > > > >He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to > > > >sing for joy. > > > >A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to > > > >investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered > > > >the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate > > > him! > > > > > > > >The morals of this story are: > > > >1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy. > > > >2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your > > > >friend. > > > >3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth > > > >shut > > > > > >