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THE WISE MAN

Vibina Joseph
Bethel Marthoma Church Thannithode
nce a wise old man who lived in Himalaya used to visits
Olocal villages once a while.During his visits to local villag-
es he used to meet villagers and entertain them and sometimes
amuse them with his abilities. His ability was to tell people
about the things that they hold in their pocket without looking
at them or tell them what they were thinking.Villagers would
visit him regarding their problems and find solutions. Every one
in the village knew about wise old man’s talent and they trusted
him.
There lived a boy who decided to play a joke on old man,so
that he can discredit his abilities in front of villagers andprove
him to be fake. Boy knew that old man would be able to answer
what object he was holding in his hand. So, theboy came up with
an idea to trick the old man. His idea was to hold a bird in his
hands behind his back and ask old man.
He decided that once old man rightly state the object he was
holding, he would ask old man if the bird was alive or dead.. If
old man would say bird is alive then young man will crush birds
neck and show him the dead bird and this would prove him
wrong.. If old man replied bird is dead then he would leave the
bird to fly away.This way he can prove the old man wrong and
fraud.
Next week when the old man came to village, boy quickly caught
a bird and hold it in his hands behind his back so that old man
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