The Art of Losing

A troubled farmer approaches the village elder, “I am not good at solving problems.  Could you please teach me a few easy tricks?”  The wise elder replies, “Sure, but first, I need your help.  My herd of cows has just returned from the fields, gathering around the big tree in the courtyard.  Can you take a head count while I(..)

Owner’s pride, without neighbor’s envy

Deep in the countryside, there was a farm with a reputation for producing the best quality corn in the state. Intriguingly, this farmland was not more fertile than the surrounding fields of corn. In fact, the farmer would even share his premium corn seeds with his neighbors right before each sowing season. Still each year, his crop fetched him a price(..)

The Trickery of the Tongue

A young girl once complains to her visiting grandfather that she feels helpless and dejected because her parents are always busy screaming at each other.  The grandfather summons the couple and asks them:  “Do you know why we scream?”  “To drill our point in the opposite head,” is the curt reply. “No.” explains the grandfather, “It’s(..)

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