A sage presented a prince with a set of three small dolls. The prince was not amused. "Am I a girl...
A sage presented a prince with a set of three small dolls. The prince was not amused.
"Am I a girl that you give me dolls?" – He asked.
"This is a gift for a future king," Said the sage. "If you look carefully, you'll see a hole in the ear of each doll."
The sage handed him a piece of string. "Pass it through each doll." – He said.
Intrigued,
the prince picked up the first doll and put the string into the
ear. It came out from the other ear. "This is one type of person,"
said the sage, "whatever you tell him, comes out from the other ear.
He doesn't retain anything."
The
prince put the string into the second doll. It came out from the
mouth. "This is the second type of person," said the sage, "whatever
you tell him, he tells everybody else."
The
prince picked up the third doll and repeated the process. The
string did not come out. "This is the third type of person," said
the sage, "whatever you tell him is locked up within him. It never
comes out."
"What is the best type of person?" – Asked the prince.
The sage handed him a fourth doll, in answer. When the prince put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear.
"Do it again." – Said the sage.
The
prince repeated the process. This time the string came out from the
mouth. When he put the string in a third time, it did not come out
at all.
