The Camel and The Wise Man

Once upon a time there were two children who decided to play at wise man and camel. The wise man decided, of course, that he should ride upon the camel. The wise man was called a wise man, but really he was a little silly. He was also rather heavy; heavier even than the camel; and prone towards camel strangulation.

Now the camel, though called a camel, was more clever than most of her species. She was also rather a lightweight camel, and prone towards disliking strangulation and /or work. After a few minutes of being ridden down the wooden path by the heavy, silly wise man, she asked that he dismount so that she could rest. Down went the silly wise man, up went the camel- sneak! onto his back. "Giddy up, wise man!" called the camel. "Here we go! Faster, now!"

And off they rode- no where near Bethlehem- camel atop, and wise man none the wiser.

The End.