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.