stonefable

The Fable of the Two Stones
By Joe Thompson

Once two stones began to argue over which of them was the fastest. The larger of the two stones said “I am larger than you and it is therefore obvious that I could beat you in any race; any time; any where!”
“Ha,” said the smaller stone, “ and ‘Ha’ again. I am smaller and therefore I can move much faster than you. I can beat you in any race; any time; any where.”
“Fine!” the larger stone declared, “I challenge you to a race.”
“Not just any race,” added the smaller stone, “but the race to end all races. The biggest race of all.”
“Yes, the biggest and best race of all, then we shall see what we shall see, when the dust clears.”
And the stones started their race. Of course stones have no legs, or wheels or any way to move on their own, so they just sat there next to each other and didn’t move an inch.
After a while the smaller stone called out “Looks like another tie.”
“Let’s try again tomorrow,” sighed the bigger stone. And they did. And it ended in a tie too, just like it did every day.

The moral to this story is: (pick one)

A: Stones aren’t very bright
B: Sometimes an argument is just a way to keep from being bored.
C: Boy I’m glad I’m not a stone.

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