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trivial
jest
important
landmark
city
truly
awarded
gate
beam
legend
construction
people
obvious
beak
non-contributing
German
waste
enter
sparrow
crosswise
across
Ulm
message
seemingly
effort
along
clear
focus
person
generally
idea
carts
rebuild
straw
Ulm Sparrow Award
realize
long
award
symbol
Ulm Sparrow
tear
concept
place
lengthwise
Ulm Minster
nest
loads
The Ulm Sparrow
The Ulm Sparrow is a landmark and symbol of the German city of Ulm. According to legend, the people of Ulm needed a large beam for the construction of Ulm Minster, but they couldn’t get it through the city gate. As they were about to tear the gate down, they noticed a sparrow carrying a straw for its nest. The sparrow turned the straw from crosswise to lengthwise in its beak, and the people of Ulm realized that they could place long loads along rather than across their carts. They were able to enter the city without rebuilding their gate. This legend has given rise to the Ulm Sparrow Award, which is given to a person who brings forward a seemingly important idea or concept that isn’t at all important, is superfluous, or is rather obvious. The award is generally awarded in jest, but the message is clear: let’s not waste effort on the trivial and non-contributing, let’s focus on what truly matters.