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One bitterly cold morning a sparrow who had spent two nights out in the scant shelter of a tree, decided that he could not survive a third night, so he left the tree to find better shelter.
As he flew, he got colder and colder until his wings froze and he fell to the ground. As he lay freezing, he prayed that death would come quickly. Suddenly, in his semi- conscious state he had a feeling of being enveloped in a warm covering. He recovered consciousness and found a cow had made a luxurious deposit all over him.
This new lease of life and supreme comfort made him very happy and he started to sing. A passing cat heard the chirruping, located the heap and carefully removed the excrement to reveal the little sparrow, which he promptly ate.
There are three morals to this story, which are:
1. If someone shits on you they are not necessarily your enemy.
2. If someone gets you out of the shit they are not necessarily your friend.
3. if you are in the shit and happy, keep your mouth shut!
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