vlad
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Two were for sale. One, the seller explained, was from Pinsk and would breed an entire herd; it cost one
hundred rubles. The other was from Minsk and cost 10 rubles, but could be expected to bear only one calf.
If anything, the cheaper Minsk cow looked better to Yankel, so he decided to buy it and save his money.
He bred the Minsk cow successfully once, but subsequently she kicked and bucked whenever a bull tried to
mount her.
Yankel went to consult the shtetl's rabbi, who had something to offer in almost any situation.
'This cow', asked the rabbi, 'is it by any chance from Minsk?'
Yankel was astounded by the rabbi's perspicacity. How did he know?
The rabbi stroked his beard at length.
'My wife' he said, 'is from Minsk.'
hundred rubles. The other was from Minsk and cost 10 rubles, but could be expected to bear only one calf.
If anything, the cheaper Minsk cow looked better to Yankel, so he decided to buy it and save his money.
He bred the Minsk cow successfully once, but subsequently she kicked and bucked whenever a bull tried to
mount her.
Yankel went to consult the shtetl's rabbi, who had something to offer in almost any situation.
'This cow', asked the rabbi, 'is it by any chance from Minsk?'
Yankel was astounded by the rabbi's perspicacity. How did he know?
The rabbi stroked his beard at length.
'My wife' he said, 'is from Minsk.'