Admit Defeat

Two crows challenged each other to see which of them could fly highest, whilst carrying a sack of the same size.

The first crow filled his sack with cotton and laughed at the other crow who had filled his, instead of with salt which was much heavier.

When, however, it began to rain, as the second crow had expected, the salt began to dissolve.

The cotton absorbed the rainwater and became so heavy that the first crow did not even have the strength to let off the ground and he had to admit defeat.