The Story of the Camel and the Sheep

Originally:

The camel grew tall and the sheep grew short. The camel said, "It's good to grow tall." The sheep said, "No, it's good to be short." The camel says, "I can do one thing to prove that tall is better than short. The sheep said, "I can also do one thing to prove that short is better than tall."

They walked next to a garden. The garden was walled in on all sides, and it was planted with trees whose lush branches stuck out beyond the wall. The camel looked up and ate the leaves. The goat lifted up his front legs and pushed himself against the wall, and stretched his neck out, but still he could not eat. The camel said, "See, this proves that it is better to be tall than short." The sheep shook its head, refusing to admit defeat.

The two of them walked a few more steps and saw a narrow, short gate in the enclosure. The sheep made a big show of walking through the gate to eat the grass in the garden. The camel knelt down on his front legs, lowered his head, and made his way to the gate, but could not get in. The sheep said, "See, this proves it, it's better to be short than tall." The camel shook his head and refused to admit defeat either.

They went to the old ox to comment. The old ox said, "Both of you only see your strengths and not your weaknesses. This is not right."

Expanded Information:

Moral of "The Camel and the Sheep"

The camel proves the sheep's superiority in height, and the sheep proves the camel's superiority in shortness, and both see their superiority rather than recognizing their inferiority. This story tells us to take a good look at our strengths and weaknesses.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - The Camel and the Sheep