A peasant was plowing, and a general rode by.
The general's horse had a stone in his hoof and was lame. "I need your horse!" yelled the general. "I order you to give me your horse!"
"Why should I obey you?" the peasant shouted back.
"Because I'm a general in the army!"
"I know what an army is!" said the peasant. "I was in the army. I got all my orders from the sergeant. You're not a sergeant!"
"I'm a general!" shouted the general.
"I don't know what a general is. Go get a sergeant, and I'll listen to him!"
Inspired by: Knowing How to Know by Idries Shah, free to read online at the Idries Shah Foundation.
Notes: This is on p. 15 in the book.
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