A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous
dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. The
Leopard was very proud of his glossy, spotted coat and made disdainful
remarks about the Fox, whose appearance he declared was quite ordinary.
The Fox prided himself on his fine bushy tail with its tip
of white, but he was wise enough to see that he could not rival the
Leopard in looks. Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to
exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. The Leopard was
about to lose his temper when the Fox got up, yawning lazily.
"You may have a very smart coat," he said, "but you would
be a great deal better off if you had a little more smartness inside
your head and less on your ribs, the way I am. That's what I call real
beauty."
A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind.
Lovely little story and this so true. I've often met people who are deemed "hot" and have the ugliest personality I've ever seen. People who take so much pride in their looks very rarely exercise their mind.
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