A fox was hunting and had just caught a rabbit, and just after he began eating his dinner, a wolf appeared behind him.
“Hello,” said the wolf, “I wanted to talk to you about economics. Have you heard how specialization improves productivity and brings prosperity to everyone?”
“No,” said the fox.
“If we each specialize in the area where we have the most comparative advantage, we can get better at it and be more productive. Shall we try it?” said the wolf.
“Okay,” said the fox.
“I see you’re very good at hunting, so I think it would be great if you specialized in hunting, and I’ll just specialize in allocating the resources that result from your work,” said the wolf. And so he ate the rest of the rabbit the fox had caught.
“Well,” said the fox, “I’m not sure I like this kind of prosperity. But I guess I can have a couple of specializations, right, as long as they don’t conflict with yours?”
The wolf assented.
“I think I’ll specialize in urination.”
The next week, the wolf died of an exploded bladder.