And the moral of the story is . . .



An African chief heard stories about kings that sat on thrones.
So he had one built for him out of ivory. He had his men set it
outside his hut's door every morning and there he sat to reign
over his "kingdom." He sent out raiding parties to subdue other
tribes and forced them to bring expensive offerings to him.

Other chiefs thought it was the throne that gave him this power.
So one chief made a raid and took off with the throne. Then HE
was the one everyone had to give expensive gifts to. Chief after
chief captured the throne and made like kings.

Finally, the original chief got the throne back. This time, he hid
it. He had his men put heavy-duty rafters in his grass-thatched
hut and built an attic. They hoisted the throne up into the attic.
He remained king because raiding parties could not find the
throne.

One day the chief (or should we say king) was sitting in his
hut. Suddenly there was a terrible cracking sound above his
head and the throne broke through the rafters and fell smack
on top of the chief, killing him instantly.

The moral of this story is that people who live in grass houses
shouldn't stow thrones.



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