The Mountain and The Squirrel
"Fable" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Mountain and The Squirrel
Poem
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter "Little Prig".
Bun replied:
"You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up a year
And sphere.
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you
You are not so small as I
And not half so spry.
I'll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut".
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