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#1 Postby bfez1 » Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:56 pm

Parable Number 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.
Management Lesson: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting
very, very high up.
Parable Number 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 fourth night, 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.
Management Lesson: Bullcrap might get you to the top, but it won't keep

you there.
Parable Number 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!
Management Lessons:
1) Not everyone who drops doodoo on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of doodoo is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep doodoo, keep your mouth shut!

Parable Number 4:
The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along,
some
people remarked "it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was
riding".
The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed
positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame,
he
makes that little boy walk."
They decided they both would walk!
Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk
when
they had a decent donkey to ride.
So they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some people that shamed
them
saying "how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey". The boy and man

said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey. As
they
crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the donkey and it fell into
the
river and drowned.
Management Lesson:
If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your a$$.
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firefighter16

#2 Postby firefighter16 » Tue Oct 07, 2003 6:29 pm

Sad but true Bonnie. :)
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