The Drunkard
The Drunkard is a story with a moral about seeking truth and wisdom.
A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minutes the policeman asks if he is sure he lost them here, and the drunk replies, no, and that he lost them in the park. The policeman asks why he is searching here, and the drunk replies, “this is where the light is”.
David H. Freedman, Wrong: Why Experts Keep Failing Us
The moral of the story: Truth and wisdom are found where you least want to look.