The Fence Between Foolish Pride and Wisdom
A farmer boy and a stranger discuss corn and crops with the farmer’s landlord taking half. The boy deflects mockery by noting the real divider is the fence. In a joke from Hoard’s Dalrymian, a misheard tale in India swaps gladiators for flowering bulbs, prompting a wry misunderstanding.
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One Big Shot Convicts a Racketeer in New York
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