A Bull and a Goat argued in a cave with a Lion outside. Bravery is easy when danger is far away.
Babrius Translation (The Bull and The Goat)
Once, in a cave the goatherds had forsaken,
A bull had from a lion refuge taken,
But to contest his entrance there remain’d
One goat within, who horned war maintain’d.
“Pshaw!” said the bull, “could I yon beast elude,
“I’d bear a little space to see you rude!
“Just let the lion pass, and you shall note
“How wide the difference ’twixt bull and goat.”
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
A bull ran into a cave to hide from a lion. The cave once belonged to some goatherds and now stood empty, except for one goat still inside. The goat lowered its horns and charged at the bull, trying to drive him out. The bull said calmly, “If I weren’t hiding from the lion, I wouldn’t put up with your tricks. Let the lion go away, and then you’ll see the real difference between a bull and a goat.”
Moral
Bravery is easy when danger is far away.
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