One spring day, a fish was swimming about a foot below the surface of a lake and saw a fly hovering just out of striking distance. The fish said to itself, "If that fly comes six inches closer, I'll jump

One spring day, a fish was swimming about a foot below the surface of a lake and saw a fly hovering just out of striking distance. The fish said to itself, "If that fly comes six inches closer, I'll jump out of the water, grab it, and have myself a nice lunch."

Unbeknownst to the fish, a bear was crouched in the bushes nearby. The bear thought, "If that fly drops six inches, the fish will jump up to grab it. And when the fish jumps, I’ll grab the fish and have my lunch."

Just then, a hunter was watching the bear. He thought, "If that fly comes down, the fish jumps, the bear lunges, and when the bear comes out, I’ll shoot the bear and finally win that taxidermy contest!"

But the hunter wasn’t alone. A sneaky mouse was watching the whole scene unfold from behind the hunter. "If that fly drops," the mouse thought, "fish jumps, bear lunges, hunter fires, the sandwich will fall out of his pack and I’ll snag that cheddar hoagie like a legend!"

Now hovering above this absurd food chain, a cat in a tree was eyeing the mouse. “If that fly drops,” thought the cat, “the fish jumps, bear lunges, hunter shoots, mouse grabs the sandwich—and I get a delicious mouse with a side of sub!"

And then... it happened.

The fly dropped six inches.

The fish jumped.

The bear lunged.

The hunter fired (and missed, because his glasses fogged up).

The sandwich flew.

The mouse grabbed it.

The cat leapt... but missed the branch entirely and fell straight into the lake with a splash loud enough to scare off all the other animals.

Moral of the story?

When the fly drops six inches... the cat gets wet.

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