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Fable Thirteen
The Gifted Guar
ne day a farmer decided to give his daughter a gift. She had started a family of her own, and he wished good fortune for her.
²He chose his finest guar and brought it to his daughter’s new home.
³His daughter was delighted at this gift, but her husband only glared.
⁴“You didn’t even let us choose?” the husband asked angrily. ⁵“What if this guar is sick, or old, or weak? I must at least inspect it before it’s left in our care!”
⁶The daughter tried to calm her husband, but the farmer simply nodded and said, “You may examine this guar as you see fit.”
⁷The husband inspected every inch of the guar, even forcing the beast to open its mighty jaws to look at the state of its teeth.
⁸“Well, it will have to do,” the husband conceded, though he knew it was a fine guar indeed.
⁹The farmer stroked his chin. “You know, I think you’re right. You should be able to pick whichever guar you wish. I know there’s plenty for sale in the local market.”
¹⁰The husband simply gaped as his father-in-law walked back home, guar in hand.
¹¹His wife slapped her husband’s arm and told him, “You fool! Never look a gift guar in the mouth!”