When not to sing

From: MDF on en.wikipedia.org

ARCHIVE: Once there was a little bird who decided to stay up north for the winter, but it got too cold for him, so he started south. On the way his wings froze and he fell to earth, landing in a barnyard. A passing cow came by and not seeing him, shit on the little bird. He thought he was going to die for sure, but the warm manure thawed out his wings and he began to sing happily. A passing cat heard the chirping and decided to investigate. It uncovered the shit and promptly ate the little bird.

The moral is:
1. Everyone who shits on you is not your enemy.
2. Everyone who pulls you out of the shit is not always your friend.
3. If you are in shit over your head and like it, keep your mouth shut.

Not sure where this originated, but some days it seems apt.
-js