Category: On the Farm POLYGLOT The guest at the outlying homestead presented himself as a famous sorcerer who understands the language of animals. The farmer was dubious, so he took the man out to the farmyard and asked him to prove his statement. Just then the cow mewed. “So what has my cow ‘said’?” – asked the farmer. “It said, that it hasn’t been milked today and its udder is almost bursting.” “That’s right,” – said the farmer – “I forgot to milk the poor beast today.” But still he was unconvinced. At that moment the horse neighed. “And what was it that my horse said?” – queried the farmer. “That it has a splinter in its hoof and it’s in great pain.” The farmer examined the horse’s hoof and removed a great splinter from it. Now he no longer doubted that the magician really understands the language of the animals. Suddenly the bleating of the goat was heard. “Don’t you go and believe a word of what it says!” – shouted the farmer in alarm.

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