Show RESENTED EVEN W WISE ISE legend illustrating superstition of russian peasant au an almost superstitious value Is attached to 10 the possession 0 of land by the poor russian Ica sant there is a parallel in the old eastern story of 0 nasr eddin hodga hod a ile he met a peasant one day with a donkey over whose back hung two sacks one filled with stones the other with wheat the stones having been added to balance the wheat beat why not divide divi dethe the wheat into ava f 0 o parts instead suggested nasr eddin hodga a delighted with the idea the peasant did as he was advised arid and hung the two sacks of wheat 0 vr r the donkeys back and where ri a your lands 0 wise stranger he asked humbly 1 I have no lands answered tho the other your estates then and your palaces inquired the Ica sant 1 I have none said the other then your houses your gardens your orchards bards persisted the man amazed what cried the outraged pea peasant sarit do you who have no lands and no possessions presume to give advice to me and he bo unloaded the donkey rearranged the wheat and tones as lefore and proceeded on ills his way |