On Giving And Taking
On Giving And Taking
Once there lived a man who had a valley-full of needles.
And one day the mother of Jesus came to him and said:
'Friend, my son's garment is torn and
I must needs mend it before he goeth to the temple.
Wouldst thou not give me a needle?'
And he gave her not a needle,
But he gave her a learned discourse on
Giving and Taking to carry to her son
Before he should go to the temple.