Call for stories

[greybeta]

In my student senate, I have an unofficial position. It is the Senate Storyteller. I took up the charge and started telling stories or fables during the closing comments (we all get two minutes at the end to say whatever we want). I've used a few Aesop's fables, but now I'm running a bit low on viable stories.

Could I get some of your favorite stories?

They need to be fairly short, something that I can read in a minute or two. Something along the lines of this:

The Hart and the Hunter


The Hart was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble
figure he made there. "Ah," said he, "where can you see such
noble horns as these, with such antlers! I wish I had legs more
worthy to bear such a noble crown; it is a pity they are so slim
and slight." At that moment a Hunter approached and sent an arrow
whistling after him. Away bounded the Hart, and soon, by the aid
of his nimble legs, was nearly out of sight of the Hunter; but not
noticing where he was going, he passed under some trees with
branches growing low down in which his antlers were caught, so
that the Hunter had time to come up. "Alas! alas!" cried the
Hart:


"We often despise what is most useful to us."

Comments

[cheesentoast.livejournal.com]

This is a Zen fable, not an Aesop, but it's my favorite:

Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The monk saved the scorpion and was again stung. The other monk asked him, "Friend, why do you continue to save the scorpion when you know it's nature is to sting?"

"Because," the monk replied, "to save it is my nature."

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

I like this one. :)