Squirrel-ché # 10

“You can lead a squirrel to water, but you can’t make it drink.”

Back around the turn of a century (it is unclear which one) the untamed squirrel was viewed as stubborn. This later would be viewed as a misinterpretation of their bravery, independence, and intelligence. Anyway, no one had ever witnessed a squirrel drinking water. At first a rumor circulated that these creatures were magical and therefore didn’t need to stay hydrated like most mammals. A wise man then pointed out that the squirrel ate nuts and therefore they weren’t as magical as formerly believed. However, humans still remained curious to the reason that squirrels didn’t drink water and an initiative was started. The program included rounding up all of the wild squirrels and herding them to the local ponds and lakes. Alas, these efforts proved to be unsuccessful since the cunning squirrel ran away from their captors upon being set free to drink.