Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
A Cat, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking his cane and a bag of instruments becoming his profession, went to call on them.
He knocked at the door and inquired of the inmates how they all did, saying that if they were ill, he would be happy to prescribe for them and cure them.
They replied, “We are all very well, and shall continue so, if you will only be good enough to go away, and leave us as we are.”
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Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
A Cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated Venus to change her into the form of a woman.
Venus consented to her request and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that the youth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride.
While the two were reclining in their chamber, Venus wishing to discover if the Cat in her change of shape had also altered her habits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room.
The Cat, quite forgetting her present condition, started up from the couch and pursued the mouse, wishing to eat it.
Venus was much disappointed and again caused her to return to her former shape.
Moral:
Nature exceeds nurture.
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Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
The gods were once disputing whether it was possible for a living being to change its nature.
Jupiter said “Yes,” but Venus said “No.”
So, to try the question, Jupiter turned a Cat into a Maiden, and gave her to a young man for a wife.
The wedding was duly performed and the young couple sat down to the wedding-feast.
“See,” said Jupiter, to Venus, “how becomingly she behaves. Who could tell that yesterday she was but a Cat? Surely her nature is changed?”
“Wait a minute,” replied Venus, and let loose a mouse into the room.
No sooner did the bride see this than she jumped up from her seat and tried to pounce upon the mouse. “Ah, you see,” said Venus. “Nature will out.”
Moral:
You can not change Nature by changing your Appereance.
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Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
An Arab Camel-Driver, after completing the loading of his Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down.
The poor beast replied, not without a touch of reason: “Why do you ask me? Is it that the level way through the desert is closed?”
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Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
When Man first saw the Camel, he was so frightened at his vast size that he ran away.
After a time, perceiving the meekness and gentleness of the beast’s temper, he summoned courage enough to approach him.
Soon afterwards, observing that he was an animal altogether deficient in spirit, he assumed such boldness as to put a bridle in his mouth, and to let a child drive him.
Moral:
Use serves to overcome dread.
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Posted by kathavarta on July 19, 2008
A singing bird was confined in a cage which hung outside a window, and had a way of singing at night when all other birds were asleep.
One night a Bat came and clung to the bars of the cage, and asked the Bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.
“I have a very good reason for doing so,” said the Bird. “It was once when I was singing in the daytime that a fowler was attracted by my voice, and set his nets for me and caught me. Since then I have never sung except by night.”
But the Bat replied, “It is no use your doing that now when you are a prisoner: if only you had done so before you were caught, you might still have been free.”
Moral:
Precautions are useless after the crisis.
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