The Untold Story of The Telephone

History tells that on March 10, 1876, the first telephone call was placed when Alexander Graham Bell called his assistant Thomas Watson, – saying: "Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you."

Soon telephone sales took off, and they had their first customers, which were big businesses and wealthy people.

But here is what history did not record, and the basis for our Fable:

An Emotional Support Chicken

California Post headline: “Professor travels with an emotional support chicken: ‘She can understand my emotions.’” (2/21/26)

Canadian psychology professor Sonia Kong travels everywhere with her 11-month-old therapy chicken, named Saturday, who always wears a specially designed diaper.

This relationship is impressive because:

A New President for Mount Rushmore

On March 3, 1933, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was dedicated to honor four of America’s greatest Presidents. Now the current President expressed his strong desire to be included among the monumental leaders carved into Mount Rushmore.

In a related story:

A Special Christmas Gift From ICE

In The News:

In 2022, Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores became the target of a nationwide and global manhunt after being identified as one of seven men involved in the biggest armored truck robbery in U.S history. Authorities say he participated in the theft of over $100 million in gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and luxury watches, during a heist alongside a freeway north of Los Angeles.

But unbeknownst to law enforcement, Mr. Flores was in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since September and right after Christmas, 2025 they deported him to his native Ecuador, where presumably he is now in the wind. 

Inspired By Rosa Parks

Inspired by Rosa Parks’ 1955 refusal to give up her Birmingham, Alabama bus seat to a white person, and the yearlong bus boycott that followed, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which ultimately integrated the Birmingham buses, I knew I had to do something meaningful as well.

Now, before you read any further, please consider sometimes my aspirations fall far short of the greatness of others.

Greenland

Today in history, January 16, 27 BC, The Roman Senate declared Augustus Caeser, the adopted son of Julius Caeser, the first Roman Emperor. 

His first official act, for "strategic reasons," was to try to seize Greenland. Unfortunately, Augustus Caeser could not find Greenland on a map, and the attack was shelved for over 2,000 years.

A Humorous Business Lesson, Taken From A Real-Life Event

In business news, Jack in the Box is selling Del Taco to Yadav Enterprises at a loss of over $400 million! Jack in the Box paid $585 million in 2022 and selling now for $115 million. Yadav owns many Denny’s and El Pollo Locos, TGI Friday’s, etc.

Curious how Jack in the Box in only 3 short years could turn $585 million into $115 million, for purposes of what will now be this fable, I asked their CEO.