The following fable originated in ancient India or Greece. It appears in a collection of ancient Indian fables called the Panchatantra.

A tortoise and two geese live beside a lake, but the lake dries up. The geese carry the tortoise with a stick between their beaks as they search for a new home. They warn the tortoise not to speak, but he doesn’t listen. When villagers point, laugh, and jeer, the tortoise can’t take it. He opens his mouth to spe...