Three Corporate Lessons
LESSON #1
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 #2
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:
Bull shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
LESSON #3
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
realize 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:
Not everyone who drops doo-doo on you is your enemy.
Not everyone who gets you out of deep doo-doo is your friend.
And when you're in deep doo-doo, keep your mouth shut.