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Show A Fable For Borrowers An Arab went to his nolghbor and said; "Lond mo your rops." "I can't," said tho nolghbor. "Why can't you?" "Becauso I want to uso tho rope myself." "For what purposo?" tho other persisted. per-sisted. "I want to tie up five cubic feet or wnter with it." "How on earth," sneered the would bo borrower, "can you tie up water with a rope?" "My friend," said tho neighbor, "Allah is great, and ho pormlta us to do strnngo things with a ropo whou wo don't want to lend It." Ex. |