<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate
> <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > FWIW, this was originally one of the jokes told by
> > > the medieval Muslim sage Nasrudin, in which he
> > > frequently featured himself as something of a nitwit.
> > > They're actually koan-like teaching stories with several
> > > layers of meaning.
> >
> > Wow! I did not know that. Thank you for pointing him to me.
> >
>
> Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah
>
> COW WITH CALF
>
> The Mulla went to market to sell his cow, but nobody wanted to buy.
>
> A neighbour came along and said:
>
> 'Let me try, you're doing it all wrong.'
>
> 'I must learn this art,' thought the Mulla.
>
> 'First-class cow, in calf for five months!' yelled the neighbour. In
> next to no time the animal was sold.
>
> When he arrived home, Nasrudin found that a young man had called to
> inquire about marrying his daughter.
>
> All the Mulla did was to try out his newly acquired skill. He was
> amazed by the speed at which the suitor rushed from the house.
>
> haha
Neat!
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