In a farm not so long ago lived two friends who shared the same genus but of totally different species. They were both descendants of the mighty dinosaurs. Both had 2 scaly feet, a pair of wings and a beak. But one was loud and ground dwelling - some farms would use the species as guard birds because of their unmistakable unique call when presented with any noise usual or unusual. The other was hardly seen up-close, often perched on power lines and can easily swoosh into the fields to look for food and back.
They were the Turkey and the Swallow.....
One day, out of the blue - bluer than the clear sky that was common during the tropical summer months, Turkey asked Swallow "My friend - how can you fly so high and so fast? I have been asking myself for ages "Why can't I fly the way you do? We both have wings... but I want to fly high and be able to perch on the power lines too" Swallow replied (as-a-matter-of-factly - as if his answer was as standard as an atomic measurement) "All you need to do is to eat cattle dung - it has grains that have already been processed inside the bull's belly that made them more nutritious and easier to digest and absorb... Keep the Cattle Dung Diet for a week and you will surely be able to fly like me... it works wonders!!!" Turkey's eyes widened (the way a manga character's eyes would when excited, scared or startled) and said "Aha.... i know its a bit unusual but if its what it takes for me to fly high and perch on the power lines then YES... I will eat cattle dung... not for a week but for a month and double the serving too... I am aware that I would need more than what a swallow does because of my size... So let me start NOW"... Turkey started plunging his head into every drop of cattle dung he came across that day. He was on his 2nd dropping when Swallow got tired watching and swooshed away while saying "Good Luck my friend... Remember... Cattle Dung is the best food if you really wanna fly like me" and then he was gone....
Turkey kept the cattle dung diet for a week, 2, 3 (holding himself from trying to fly before one month to avoid self-disappointment) and finally 4 weeks. One fateful morning he said to himself "This is it... the moment of truth... its the perfect weather for flight..." Let's see how high can the cattle dung diet take me" he created a runway ridding the rut made by the farmers tuck of dried winged bean leaves... He stood there... wind blowing on his cheeks and wattles... he narrowed his eyes and scratched the dust with his claws very slowly... and then he suddenly ran as fast as he could... opened his wings... gave them heavy upward and downward strokes... he closed his eyes... and all of a sudden he could not feel the ground... Yes... we was flying...swooshing like a swallow... he shouted "I'm flying... I'm flying... Cattle Dung diet really works wonders... Had I known, I should have eaten cattle dung all my life" He was spotted by Swallow who was swooshing around for some fresh dung... "Ahoy my friend... Nice flying there... I told you...Cattle Dung is the best" Turkey replied with gusto... "I never doubted you for a second my friend... Thank you for your advice... Now let's perch together on that power line... I'm sure its a breath-taking view from there..." And the 2 birds flew higher and higher...and then perched together on the power line.
Then there was a loud bang.... Turkey fell to the ground in a matter of seconds... A hunter spotted him from the neighboring farm and shot him dead... Swallow almost automatically swooshed away from the power line... but there was a flock of pigeons hurrying toward his direction - apparently startled by the gun shot... one of them hit Swallow hard on the chest enough to send him to the ground... he managed to keep altitude but not for long... he crashed into one of the freshest cattle droppings and was buried neck-deep. He then desperately shouted for help "Help... Help... anybody... I'm stuck... I can't breath..." The farm Cat heard his calls and hurried to pull him out of the slimy cattle dung... before Swallow can even thank the Cat... The Cat swallowed him whole...
There are 2 morals of the story.... And i think you know them already...
For Turkey - "Bullshit can take you up there... But not for long...."
For Swallow - "When you're in deep shit... Keep your freaking mouth shut...."
