The Cock and the Gem
A cock came down from his roost at break of day, and set up a loud, shrill crow; he then went to work to scratch the ground in search of food for the hens. By and by, what should he turn up but a bright gem. He gave it a kick and said, “Ha! you are a fine thing, no doubt; but, to my mind, one good grain of wheat is worth all the gems in the world.”
Do not cast pearls to swine.