h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

There was an African chief who was greatly loved by his people. One day, while out hunting, he was mauled by a lion and he died of his injuries. The chief only had one son, an infant, and he had no other male relatives to rule in the child's place. But the people loved their ruler so much that they didn't want his throne to be used by anybody else until the child was old enough to use it himself. What could they do? None of the huts had doors that could be locked. Finally they decided to hang the throne under the roof of one of the huts. Now, the throne was very heavy and the roof was made of grass, and after a time the roof weakened. One day the roof gave way and the throne came crashing to the ground. Unfortunately, the young king was playing on the floor of the hut and was killed by the impact.

The moral of this story is: People who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.

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