Chicken Licken
Once upon a time an acorn fell on Chicken Licken’s head. Being legally qualified and believing this to be evidence that the sky was falling, Chicken Licken rushed off at once to warn the King[1]. On its journey, Chicken Licken met other dumb animals whom Chicken Licken persuaded to join it in the quest to warn the King. But they all ran into a fox who, not being dumb, duped them all to rush into its lair, where it ate them all up.
The nervy animals never made it to the King, who remained blissfully unaware of the impending collapse of the sky, which to date has not happened.
See also
The standard issue drafting joke
“Did you know”, you say, “that, for a disguise, elephants paint their toenails red, and hide in cherry trees?”
“Why, that’s preposterous!” your adversary will cry.
“Aha! but have you ever seen an elephant hiding in a cherry tree?”
“No, of course not!”
“SHOWS WHAT A GOOD DISGUISE IT IS.”
References
- ↑ In this alternative universe, the King was predisposed to heed warnings from neurotic domestic animals.