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My mouth is bigger than yours,” bragged the tiger to the hummingbird hovering in front of him. Secretly the tiger thought to himself that even a small bird might silence his hungry tummy.

“That’s true,” replied the hummingbird, “and, I suppose, if you wanted, you could eat me in a second. I also suppose you have a very big stomach and a tiny morsel such as me would not have made a dent in your dinner menu.”

“Quite right!” growled the tiger, as he walked away to find a bigger meal.

The hummingbird breathed a sigh of relief as his heart slowed down to 1,400 beats a minute.

Moral: It’s all how you perceive things.