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To: rjsimmon

Well, why not....

The Squaw of the Hippopotamus

Long ago in a plains tribe, three young men came of age and were to be married. They were sent out into the world with a bow and arrow and a knife to kill an animal the fur of which was to be used to make their marriage bed

Brave Eagle returned with a wonderful cougar hide that was tanned into a beautiful fur

Charging Bull returned with the hide of a young bear that was tanned into a beautiful fur.

Falling Rocks was not very successful. He returned with the skins of two rabbits and a squirrel. These were not large enough to make a marriage bed. His wise grand mother suggested he take them to the trading post and get a striped blanket.

Alas, the trader would not part with a blanket for such a minor return but offered a dusty hippopotamus hide that though rough was in fact large enough.

A year passed

The squaw of Brave Eagle presented him with a son

The squaw of Charging Bull presented him a beautiful daughter

The squaw of Falling Rocks presented him with twins, a boy and a girl

Theorem:
The Squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the squaws of the other two hides


27 posted on 02/23/2018 10:29:22 AM PST by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: bert

Love it!

Thanks for the laugh!


89 posted on 02/23/2018 11:28:04 AM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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