A. Student: “Yes, Sir.”
Master: “Do you know your wife?”
Student: “Of course, Sir. I share the same bed with her.”
Master: “How many hairs does she have on her head?”
Student: “I don’t know. How could I know that?”
Master: “Don’t say that you know your wife then.”
Commentary:
Don’t try to extract juice by squeezing dry sticks.
The number of the fingers of a hand is five.
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