Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Once upon a time, a traveling fair come to a Village. All the Village children went running to see it. The child-like Village simpleton too was very excited. But the simpleton had been told that it is easy to get lost at fairs, so he was quite scared to go to one. But he desperately wanted to go. So he decided to consult one of the Village elders. The elder knew that there was no chance for the simpleton to get lost. So he pretended to think for a while and said, " I will show a way of not getting lost. " The elder then put a short rope around the simpleton's neck (not much unlike a necktie) and said, " Whenever you feel lost, just pull at the rope. You will always be at the end of the rope. " The simpleton tried it a few times and sure enough, he was always at the end of the rope. So he joyfully clapped his hands and joyfully went to the fair. The simpleton walked around the fair feeling good. Whenever he felt a little overwhelmed in the crowds, he would pull at the rope around his neck and say, " Aha, here I am. " And would continue feeling good. A Village joker was also at the fair and was, as usual, was on alert to play jokes. When he saw the simpleton, his mind went " Bingo! " He asked the simpleton about the rope. The simpleton joyfully told him. The joker joyfully listened. It was afternoon by that time. And everybody in India takes a short nap in the afternoon! So the simpleton found a nice shady spot and dozed off. Of course, the joker did not - this was work time for him!The joker quietly stole up to the simpleton and carefully removed the rope. Then he went to a nearby sleeping Villager and carefully put the rope around his neck. Quite satisfied with his work, he retired to a corner. As soon as the simpleton woke up, he felt for his rope and completely panicked - he started running around shouting, " Where am I? Where am I? " Then he came up to the still dozing Villager wearing the rope. The simpleton gave a cry of joy and pulled at the rope. The rudely awakened Villager was naturally quite cross and said, " ##@@@### " (if you want to know what " ##@@@### " is, send a note stating that you are over 21 years of age). The Village simpleton exclaimed, " The Village elder told me that I will always be at the end of the rope. Therefore, I am you! I am you! " ~~~~~ Anybody want to try to find a spiritual moral to this story? Send your answers to DaljitMSingh or use the comments on the blog (you can also do this anonymously). I will publish the best one on the blog (with credit to the sender). Story also on http://seekerofone.blogspot.com/2008/08/once-upon-time-traveling-fair-come-to.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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