An ancient Indonesian parable tells of a turtle who flew through the air by biting hard on a stick that was carried by two geese.
The turtle was enjoying his flight, but when he heard what the onlookers from the ground were saying, he became troubled. The onlookers were saying, "Aren’t those geese clever for holding that turtle in the air. Their brilliant!"
The turtle felt he was the one that deserved the attention and praise so he opened his mouth and shouted, "This was my idea!