The Day the Earth Broke into Two
There once was a rabbit sitting under a tree wondering what would happen if the earth split in two. All of the sudden a fruit fell from above him into a pile if leaves and startled the rabbit. He took off running for fear of the earth splitting. As he ran other animals questioned why he was running and he told them the earth was splitting in two. Obviously they joined him in running away. Eventually this now large group passed the lion who stopped them. He found out why they were running and traced it back to the rabbit. He took the original rabbit back to the spot he was sitting under the tree and found out what had actually happened. He then came back and told the other animals that it was just a falling fruit that startled the rabbit. He told them they were foolish and they could've gotten hurt.
This is applicable today in the world of social media. I often see posts that are just plain wrong and many people are jumping on board with what these posts say and are defending it without actually checking the facts. This goes to show that you should check the facts instead of just joining into an ongoing panic.
Cover of Book found at THE_MAGIC_CHANT_0__5.1474530483.jpg available in the reserves at the Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma
By: Meera Urgra, Ram Waeerkar, Anant Pai
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