There\u2019s an old fable about a grumpy old goose who approached a horse in a paddock.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am certainly a more noble and perfect animal than you,\u201d the goose hissed, \u201cFor the whole range and extent of your faculties is confined to one element. \u00a0However, I can walk upon the ground, just as you do, as well as take to the air with my wings and when it pleases me, I can land on a pond or lake, refreshing myself in the cool waters. \u00a0I enjoy the different powers of a bird, a fish and a quadruped.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span>The horse snorted disdainfully and replied, \u201cIt is true that you inhabit three elements, but you are not particularly distinguished at any of them. \u00a0You fly, but your flight is so heavy and clumsy that you have no right to put yourself on a level with the lark or swallow. \u00a0You can swim on the surface of the waters, but you cannot live in them as the fish do, you cannot find your food in that element, nor glide smoothly along the bottom of the waves. \u00a0And when you walk, or rather waddle, upon the ground, with your broad feet and your long neck stretched out, hissing at everyone who passed by, you bring upon yourself the derision of all beholders.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI confess that I am only formed to move along the ground,\u201d the horse continued, \u201cBut how graceful is my make!\u00a0 How well turned my limbs! \u00a0How highly finished my whole body! \u00a0How great my strength! \u00a0How astonishing my speed! \u00a0I would rather be confined to one element, and be admired in that, than be a\u00a0goose<\/em>\u00a0in all!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AN OLD FABLE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image: https:\/\/www.reshareworthy.com\/horse-portraits-wiebke-haas\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s an old fable about a grumpy old goose who approached a horse in a paddock. \u201cI am certainly a more noble and perfect animal than you,\u201d the goose hissed, \u201cFor the whole range and extent of your faculties is confined to one element. 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