The Boy and the Filberts. 46 by TownsendA BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He
grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he
tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing
so by the neck of the pitcher. Unwilling to lose his
filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst
into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A
bystander said to him, "Be satisfied with half the
quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand." CS92 The Monkey-pot tree (Lecythis Ollaria) is a large forest tree of Amazon with a lot of nuts (some kernels held in a large nutshell like a pot). When Monkey puts his hand in
the nutshell and grasps a kernel, he can't draw out his hand
because he doesn't let go of the kernel. |