Heres a short, funny but moralistic story! The rooster and the gem. A rooster was scratching the ground with his claws looking for a tasty morsel to eat. While doing so, he chanced to turn over a stone and find a shining gem under it. "Cock-a doodle-do !" cried the rooster and said, "It looks very fine and it may be valuable to some people. But I would rather have found a nice grain of corn." MORAL: Gems can't pacify hunger.