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Show RESENTED EVEN WISE ADIVCE. Legend Illustrating Superstition of vtafl Russian Peasant iB An nlmost superstitious value Is at-tncked at-tncked to tho possbuslnu of land by tho poor Russian peasant. There Is a parallel In the old eastern story of Nasr Eddln Hodga. Ho met a peas-ant peas-ant ono day with a donkoy, over whoso back bung two sacks, ono filled' with otoncs, the other with wheat, the stones having been added to Ual-anco Ual-anco tho wheat. "Why not divide tho wheat into two' parts instead?" Sug-gested Sug-gested N'nsr Eddlu Hodga. Dollghted B with the Idea, tho peasant did us he jjl was advised, and hung the two sacks K ot wheat over the donkoy's back. 'Hjj "And whoro nre your lands, O wise Jll'j stranger?" ho nskod, humbly. "I havo no lands," answered tho other. "Your jfjra estates, then, and your palaces?" In- Mm qulrod tho pensant. "I havo none," i said the other. "Then your bouses, t,W your gardons, your orchards?" persist- Efg ed tho man, amazed. "What!" cried u tho outraged peasant. "Do you, who li4 havo no lands and no pos3o?3lons, Jtffli presume to give ndvlco to rao?" and jrM ho unloaded tho donkoy, rearranged wroi tho wheat and t tones as teforo, and . proceeded on his way. jftfr |