Squirrels and the Nut

Two little squirrels were walking along in the forest. The first one spied a nut and cried out:

- Oh, look! A nut!

The second squirrel jumped on it and said:

- It's my nut!

The first squirrel said:

- That's not fair! I saw it first!

- Well, you may have seen it, but I have it - argued the second.

At that point, a lawyer squirrel came up and said:

- You shouldn't quarrel. Let me resolve this dispute.

The two squirrels nodded, and the lawyer squirrel said:

- Now, give me the nut.

He broke the nut in half, and handed half to each squirrel, saying:

- See? It was foolish of you to fight. Now the dispute is resolved.

Then he reached over and said:

- And for my fee, I'll take the meat.