From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!tconn Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: A tale with 3 morals Article-I.D.: inuxc.415 Posted: Mon Sep 27 12:04:55 1982 Received: Thu Sep 30 08:36:06 1982 Once upon a time there was a little sparrow who hated to fly south for the winter... He did'nt want to leave home so he decided not to leave till the very last minute... After saying farewell to his friends, he flew back to his nest and waited for the cold weather. Finally, it became so cold he could bear it no longer. While flying south he came upon an ice storm, which coated his wings and forced him to the ground. As it happened, he landed in a farm yard and found himself at the wrong end of a very large horse. The next thing the little sparrow knew, he was covered with 'fertilizer'. At first all he could think of was "what a terrible way to die". But as the fertilizer began to sink into his feathers, it warmed him and life began to return to his body. When he moved he found he also had room to breathe. Suddenly, the little sparrow was so happy he began to sing! At that moment a large cat entered the barn yard and heard the chirpping. He deciced to investigate the fertilizer to find out why it was moving and singing. Well, the cat dug out the little sparrow and ate him. This story has '3' morals: 1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy... 2) Not everyone who takes shit off you is your friend... 3) When you are warm and comfortable, even when you're in shit up to your eyeballs, keep your damn mouth shut!