talmud

The trees in the forest were looking for a king to rule them. They went to the olive tree and asked it to be the king. "Why should I be your king?" asked the olive tree. "Humans use me to honor both God and other men. I have no need to be the king of the trees." So the trees went away and found a fig tree. "Come to our forest and be our king," they said to the fig tree. "Why should I be your kin..