Fable 145 - The Camel, the Elephant, and the Ape

The animals were consulting together on the choice of a king. The camel and the elephant admired themselves in the ranks of animals
and argued over their vote, hoping to be chosen from among the others thanks to their great stature and their strength. But the ape
declared that neither of them was suitable to reign: ‘The camel,’ he said, ‘because he never shows anger against wrongdoers, and the
elephant because he runs away from piglets – a creature of which he is terrified – so he could never defend his subjects from them.’

This fable shows that sometimes it is only a small thing that bars the path to a great position.