Funny Picture - Japanese Proverb

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Story Snippet

The Oak and the Reeds.

A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind, and thrown across a stream.It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "I wonder how you,who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strongwinds." They replied:

"You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you aredestroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath ofair, and therefore remain unbroken."

Stoop to conquer.

From Aesop's Fables

Fun Fact

Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.

Quotable Quote/Tongue Twister

Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.

Joke and Laugh

Mandy: Our teacher went on a special banana diet. Andy: Did she lose weight? Mandy: No, but she sure could climb trees well!

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