The case of the dairyman
"We have been your milk consumers for such a long time, but we are
sorry to see your supply is becoming dilated."
"Take my word," said the dairyman, "I am sorry to hear those words. I
have never heard such a complaint."
"May be, but this is the truth."
The dairyman was worried. He was in an enigma. What am I to do in
this plight? I have the best of cows. They have been supplying milk for
quite a number of years. Why has this happened? He discussed this with
his wife, who could not believe what's happening.
"What are you going to do now?" Asked the wife of the dairyman.
"I want to get a sample of the milk and show it to the vet."
"That's a good idea."
The dairyman was delighted for a moment. I should meet the best vet
in the village. He went looking for one.
"What brought you here?" Asked the physician as the dairyman entered
the house with a bottle full of milk. The dairyman explained the
matters, and laid before him the problem he has encountered.
The vet, having listened to the dairyman, examined the milmk by
drinking a cup.
"I can visualize one thing," he said.
"What's that?" Asked the dairyman.
"Are the cows scared about something?"
"Not that I know of."
"Check for something like that in them."
"How can I do that?"
"Just be vigilant about their surrounding."
"Okay, will do that," said the dairyman and went once again to the
dairy.
He stayed one whole night up to see if there anything that scares the
cows off.
As the dawn approached, he heard a roaring sound of a tiger. The
tiger was not visible yet, but the cows were disturbed. The dairyman
went on watching for some time.
To his sheer surprise he saw something. It was incredibly surprising.
It was incredibly alarming too.
The tiger was in love with a vixen. The dairyman was still watching
it. The tiger was not making a roar, he was making a cry of love. So the
dairyman got to know the secret.He met the vet once again.
"It was strange,' said the dairyman. Then he explained all what he
saw. The vet smiled tenderly.
"That's the stumbling block. Did you not note the behaviour of the
cows?" He asked.
"Yes it looks as if the cows were scared. But what a strange
behaviour!"
"Strange things happen in this world."
"How come such a tiger falls in love with a good for nothing vixen?"
"That may be an exception. But seeing is believing. Anyway you got to
get rid of the tiger."
"How can we do it?"
The vet was thinking.
"You can't have the cake and eat the same. So there is only one way
to get rid of the tiger. But I'm not sure if you can do it."
"Is it a secret?"
"Yes."
"I need to know it. I need to retain my customers."
"Okay, can you get hold of the vixen?"
"Yes."
"I will give you a medicine. You must apply it on the vixen. Do you
think you can do it?"
"Yes I can. Then what will happen?"
"The tiger will come to vixen. It will be tempted to lick the
medicine on the vixen. Then it will swoon off to a deep sleep."
"Will it die?"
"Perhaps not. But it will be unconscious. You can get hold of him and
put it in a cage. Cows will no longer be scared. Try and let me know."
The dairyman did all what the vet said. Finally the tiger was caught
and trapped.
The cows lived in peace without fear. And the dairyman could retain
his customers. |