St. John's Campus Review Oct 2, 1991
Recreated here Feb 1st 2008
Once upon a time there was a nonconformist
sparrow who decided not to fly south for the
winter. However, soon the weather turned so
cold that he reluctantly started to fly south.
In a short time ice began to form on his wings,
and he fell to earth in a barnyard, almost frozen
to death. A cow happened by and crapped all over
the poor sparrow.
The sparrow thought it was the end, but the manure
warmed him and defrosted his wings. Warm and
happy, he started to sing. Just then, a cat heard
the chirping, investigated the sounds, cleared away
the manure and ate the bird.
The moral? Everyone who craps on you is not
automatically your enemy. Everyone who gets you
out of crap is not automatically your friend. If
your're warm, happy and in a pile of crap, keep
your mouth shut.
