“Why is it," said the rich man to his minister, "that people call me stingy when everyone knows that when I die I'm leaving everything to the church?"
"Let me tell you a fable about the pig
and the cow," said the minister. "The
pig was unpopular while the
cow was beloved. This puzzled the pig.
'People speak warmly of your gentle
nature and your sorrowful eyes,' the
pig said to the cow. 'They think you're
generous because each day you give them
milk and cream. But what about me? I give them
everything I have. I give bacon and ham. I provide
bristles for brushes. They even pickle my feet!
Yet not one likes me. Why is that?'"
Do you know what the cow answered?" said the minister. "The cow said, 'Perhaps it is because I give while I'm still living.'"
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