Once upon a time, there was a little sparrow who hated to fly south
for the winter.  He dreaded the though of leaving home so much that he
decided to delay the journey to the last possible minute.  After
bidding a fond farewell to all his friends, he went back to his nest
and stayed for an additional four weeks.  Finally the weather turned
so bitterly cold that he could delay no longer.  As the sparrow took
off and started south, it began to rain.  In a short time, ice began
to form on his wings.  Almost dead from cold and exhaustion, he fell
to earth in a barnyard.  As he was breathing what he thought to be his
last breath, a horse walked out of the barn and covered the little
bird with fertilizer.  At first the little sparrow could think of
nothing except that this was a terrible way to die.  But as the
fertilizer began to sink into his feathers, it warmed him and life
began to return to his body.  He also found that he had room to
breathe.  Suddenly the little sparrow was so happy that he began to
sing.  At that moment a large cat came into the barnyard, and hearing
the chirping began to dig into the fertilizer to find out where the
sound was coming from.  The cat uncovered the bird and ate it.

The story has three morals:
1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
2. Not everyone who takes shit off you is your friend
3. When you are warm and comfortable, even if you are in shit up to
   your eyeballs, keep your damn mouth shut.