THE WOK

One day, John borrowed a wok from his neighbour. After he had finished using it, he took it back to the neighbor, only this time he had placed a smaller wok inside the one he had borrowed. When the neighbor saw it, he was most surprised. “What is this?” he asked. “Well,” said John, “When I borrowed your pan it was pregnant. So while I was using it a child wok was born.” The neighbor laughed, but accepted the woks. A few months later John borrowed the wok again, but this time he did not return it.

The neighbor was a little peeved. He went to John’s house and asked him, “What happened to my wok?” “Oh it died;” replied John, “Please accept my condolences.” The neighbor became incensed. “Don't play games with me,” warned the neighbor, “How can a pan die?” “Well, it was easy for you to believe that it gave birth to a child wok,” replied John. “So why can’t you believe that it died?”