THE GENERAL

General Petraus without doubt has a mind containing great knowledge. However, his mind seems to be very short of common sense. How sad.

His story reminds me of an old tale which if you read and heed may save you from terrible circumstances. 

                              THE CAT BY THE RAILROAD TRACK

Once upon a time in a faroff land there was a cat whose pleasures often involved  long walks about the countryside. One fine day he walked until he encountered the railroad tracks. He decided to continue walking along the track out of curiosity as to where the path would lead.

After a mile of walking, Mr. Cat became somewhat fatigued and sat down beside the track for a bit of rest. Soon he lay down for a nap. As he napped, his tail came to rest on the track. Along came a train and cut off the end of Mr. Cat's tail. When Mr. Cat saw the damage to his tail, he became enraged and tried to bite the train, At that very moment, the train wheels cut off his head,

                                 THE MORAL TO THE STORY

      DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD OVER A LITTLE PIECE OF TAIL