Neither were elected king when their failings were revealed.
Chambry (Camel, Elephant, and Monkey)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
Among the irrational animals desiring to choose a king from among themselves, the camel and the elephant were being voted for—the one because of its size, the other because of its strength. But the monkey declared that they were both unsuitable: the camel, because it does not nurture anger and does not defend itself against those who offend it, and the elephant, because there is the fear that, if he were king, he might set piglets upon us.
The fable shows that often great undertakings are hindered by something very small and do not come to completion.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
Once the animals wished for a mighty king. Some admired the camel’s tall stature, others the elephant’s power. But the clever monkey reminded them that the camel was too gentle to protect them, while the elephant’s fondness for piglets could bring trouble. So the animals learned that grand qualities are sometimes undone by the smallest faults.
Moral
Even great strengths can be overshadowed by little weaknesses.
Perry. #220