The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion

Once there was a foolish fellow who had been told repeatedly that he was a great man. Believing this flattery, he sought a position of importance and managed to get himself appointed as a Commissioner to the Interasylum Exposition of Preserved Idiots.

At the very first meeting of the Board, however, an amusing misunderstanding occurred. He was mistaken for one of the exhibits, and the janitor was ordered to remove him to his appropriate glass case.

As he was being carried out, he exclaimed, "Alas! Why was I not content to remain where the cut of my forehead is so common that it is known as the Pacific Slope?"

His lament echoed through the hall, serving as a humorous reminder of the folly of pride and misplaced self-importance.