A Cock and Horses

A cockerel took up residence in a stable, but found to his discomfort that the horses went on behaving clumsily as horses do. Fearing for his safety, he asked them to be careful where they put their feet, and earnestly promised to do the same — though it was hardly a fair exchange.

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