On Nov 22, 2007, at 7:00, Agnes Boddington wrote:
5-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE
*Lesson 6:*
A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird
froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying
there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to
realize how warm he 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.
Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of the shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
A 50yrs-old city (Warsaw) version:
A red light at an intersection. While all vehicles are waiting for the
light to change, a sparrow is pecking at some bread crumbs. Just as the
light changes to green, the horse dumps a pile of "apples" on the
sparrow, then the cart moves on. The sparrow, rightly incensed, objects
in the loudest voice. A neighbourhood cat, hearing the sparrow's
complaint, comes, digs the bird from under the horse "apples" and eats
him.
Morals -- 1 through 3 -- were the same :)
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Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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