People in Grass Houses
The king of a small African nation had an elegant golden throne in
his large grass hut. When an old friend came to visit from another
nation, he was worried that the man would discover he was a king
and treat him differently. He searched frantically for a place to
hide the throne, but to no avail. Finally, he decided to have it
wedged up in the ceiling of his hut. When his friend arrived, he
went to the hut's opening to greet him. Just then the ceiling
started to give way, and the golden throne fell on the king,
killing him.
The moral of the story is this: People who live in grass houses
should not stow thrones.'