Nobody Gives Way: the full story
Part One · Nobody Gives Way
Two goats lived by a stream. One was brown, one gray. Each wanted the grass on the far side.
A narrow plank lay across the stream. It was wide enough for one goat.
The brown goat walked out onto the plank. The gray goat walked out from the other end.
They met in the middle, nose to nose. "Move back!" said the brown goat.
"No, you move back!" said the gray goat. "I was here first!" said the brown goat.
They pushed and they stamped. The plank began to shake and wobble under their feet.
Neither goat would take one step back. Each one wanted to go first.
Then, splash! Both goats fell into the stream. The water was deep and cold.
They swam to the bank and shook themselves. Now they were wet and cross.
The plank had caught on a rock. It still reached across the stream.
This time the gray goat said, "You go first." The brown goat said, "Thank you."
They crossed one at a time, and nobody fell in. Both goats had a fine lunch of grass.