There was a lion who
feared nothing except
the crowing of cocks. A
chill would go down his
spine whenever he
heard a cock crowing.
One day he confessed
his fear to the elephant,
who was greatly
amused.
“How can the crowing
of a cock hurt you?” he
asked the lion. “Think
about it!”
Just then a mosquito
began circling the
elephant’s head,
frightening him out of
his wits.
“If it gets into my ear
I’m doomed!” he
shrieked, flailing at the
insect with his trunk.
Now it was the lion’s
turn to feel amused.
Moral: If we could
see our fears as
others see them we
would realise that
most of our fears
make no sense!