One fine day it occurred to the
Members of the Body that they
were doing all the work and the
Belly was having all the food. So
they held a meeting, and after a
long discussion, decided to
strike work till the Belly
consented to take its proper share of
the work. So for a day or
two, the Hands refused to take the
food, the Mouth refused to receive
it, and the Teeth had no work
to do. But after a day or
two the Members began to find that they
themselves were not in a very
active condition: the Hands could
hardly move, and the Mouth was all
parched and dry, while the Legs
were unable to support the
rest. So thus they found that even the
Belly in its dull quiet way was
doing necessary work for the Body,
and that all must work together or
the Body will go to pieces.
