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There once was this flock of sparrows summering up north. In the fall, when the weather started getting cold, the flock, following their natural instincts, decided it was time to fly south for the winter. Except for one, who declared he wanted to spend a few more days enjoying the cool weather, the flock headed south. Well, a couple of weeks later, it REALLY got cold and the lone sparrow decided it was time to head south and join the rest of the flock. But the higher and longer he flew, the more ice he accumulated on his wings. The more ice he had on his wings, the lower and slower he had to fly. Finally, he could fly no more and he landed in a horse corral. Just when he had landed, a horse came by and kicked him almost to death. Then, to add insult to injury, the horse defecated on him. Well! The sparrow thought this smelled terrible! But after a while, the sparrow started to get accustomed to the odor and he realized that the warm atmosphere was melting the ice off of his wings. After a little longer, the sparrow, now not offended by the smell and all warm and toasty, poked his head out of the pile and started singing. The barnyard cat heard the singing, investigated the source, pawed at the pile, discovered the sparrow and ate him.
Now, that was the fable, and for every fable there is a moral. However, this is your lucky day. For THIS fable you get THREE morals. Just think, three for the price of one!
Moral #1. Not everybody who shits on you is your enemy.
Moral #2. Not everybody who takes shit off you is your friend.
Moral #3. If you're happy, even if you ARE sitting in a pile of shit, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!
