Fable
The Monkey and The Camel
At a great celebration in honor of King Lion,
the Monkey was asked to dance for the company. His dancing was very clever
indeed, and the animals were all highly pleased with his grace and lightness.
The
praise that was showered on the Monkey made the Camel envious. He was very sure
that he could dance quite as well as the Monkey, if not better, so he pushed
his way into the crowd that was gathered around the Monkey, and rising on his
hind legs, began to dance. But the big hulking Camel made himself very
ridiculous as he kicked out his knotty legs and twisted his long clumsy neck.
Besides, the animals found it hard to keep their toes from under his heavy
hoofs.
At
last, when one of his huge feet came within an inch of King Lion's nose, the
animals were so disgusted that they set upon the Camel in a rage and drove him
out into the desert.
Shortly
afterward, refreshments, consisting mostly of Camel's hump and ribs, were
served to the company.
Moral
- Do not try to ape your betters.
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