The only cow in a small town in Poland stopped giving milk. The
people did some research and found that they could buy a cow from
Moscow for 2000 rubles, or one from Minsk for 1000 rubles. Being
frugal, they bought the cow from Minsk.
The cow was wonderful. It produced lots of milk all the time, and the
people were amazed and very happy. They decided to acquire a bull to
mate with the cow and produce more cows like it. Then they would
never have to worry about the milk supply again.
They bought the bull and put it in the pasture with their beloved
cow. However, whenever the bull came close to the cow, the cow would
move away. No matter what approach the bull tried, the cow would move
away from the bull and he could not succeed in his quest. The people
were very upset and decided to ask the rabbi, who was very wise, what
to do. They told the rabbi what was happening; "Whenever the bull
approaches our cow, she moves away. If he approached from the back ,
she moves forward. When he approaches her from the front, she backs
off. An approach from the side and she just walks away to the other side."
The rabbi thought about this for a minute and asked, "Did you buy
this cow from Minsk?" The people were dumbfounded. They had never
mentioned where they have gotten the cow. "You are truly wise rabbi.
How did you know we got the cow from Minsk?"
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The rabbi answered sadly, "My wife is from Minsk."
The Cow from Minsk
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