If you’re in need of a fable that demonstrates the dangers of kissing ass, you’re in luck.
The Turkey and the Bull makes it pretty clear that (and here I quote) “butt licking” is not the path to success. I started off thinking this was entirely unsuitable for the children’s reading site I found it on, but then again, some of our most beloved fables are all about evil women baking little children in ovens, so… yeah.
火鸡与公牛
一只火鸡对公牛说: “我真想飞到对面那棵大树的顶端，可惜现在一点力气也没有。”公牛出主意道: “你为何不吃一点我的粪便呢，里面可是富含营养哟，呵呵。”火鸡觉得有道理，啄食了一点，立即感觉有了力气，便尽力飞到一根树枝上。第二天，火鸡又吃了几口粪便，有了力气，便飞到更高的树枝上。两周后，当火鸡吃下足够多的公牛粪便，终于飞上大树的顶部。火鸡极目远眺，正在洋洋得意，被一名农夫发现了，迅速开枪将它射落在地。
这则寓言的寓意: 舔别人的屁股是一条捷径，能使你迅速获取较高的位置，但却不能保持长久。
4 replies on “Fable: The Turkey and the Bull”
Interesting story, thanks for posting. Seems like the turkey would’ve gotten shot even if it had reached the top of the tree by other means, so the moral of the story perhaps should be “licking other people’s butt can get you to a high position, but do you really want to eat someone else’s shit?”
Hah! Totally.
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