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 togehter
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I thing 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."
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 togehter
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I thing 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."
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
