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Nandi Sootra
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morning when people saw this artistic hole in the wall they forgot about the theft and started praising the art of the thief. In the crowd was also standing the thief. He was enjoying the praise of his art. A farmer was also standing nearby. Instead of praising he, said - "Brothers, what is there to praise about or be surprised at this? In his own trade everyone is an expert."
The thief was infuriated to hear this comment from the farmer. A few days later taking a dagger in his hand he went to kill the farmer at his farm. When he rushed at the farmer with raised dagger, the farmer- stepped back and asked"Brother, who are you? What dispute you have with me? Why do you want to kill me?" The thief replied - "That day you did not praise the hole in the wall I had made."
The farmer now knew he was the same thief. Composing him, he said - "Brother, I never berated you. I only said that when a person does some work regularly, because of his practice, he acquires an expertise in that particular work. This is true. If you don't believe, I can display my expertise and convince you. See here, I have some grains of lintel in my hand. If you want I can throw them on the ground in a manner that they all will rest on the ground either face up, face down, or sideways."
The thief could not believe this impossible. He said - "Throw them face down."The farmer at once spread a sheet of cloth on the ground and threw a fistful ofgrains so skilfully that they all rested face down. The thief bent down to examine and said - "Indeed, you are more expert in your art then I am in mine." After praising the farmer profusely the thief went away.
Weaver - An expert weaver can tell just by feeling a yarn with his hand that how many spindles will produce how much cloth.
Wood engraver - The carpenter who engraves or chisels out a spoon out of a piece of wood is so experienced that he can tell that how much quantity of a particular substance could be scooped by a specific spoon.
Pearl stringer - It is said that an expert bead-stringer can drop pearls in such a manner that when they fall on a pig each one is strung in the pig's bristles.
Butter vendor - Some butter vendors acquire such expertise through their experience that while sitting in a cart they can pour butter oil in vessels placed on the ground without spilling even a drop.
Acrobat - The skills of acrobats are famous throughout the world. They preform numerous tricks on bamboo and ropes and never fall down. The audience looks spellbound.
Tailor - There are expert tailors who can stitch a dress in such a way that not a single stitch is visible.
Carpenter - An expert carpenter can engrave beautiful and lively motifs in wood. He can also join two pieces of wood so that the E. joint is invisible even on keen inspection.
Sweet maker (a specialist cooks) - An expert cook can prepare a large variety of tasty dishes. He develops so keen a sense of quantity that while cooking he does not have to measure the ingredients EL before adding. Some of these cooks acquire so great an expertise that "I. their dishes are praised far and near and they become famous.
Potter - A potter acquires such expertise in making pitchers II: that to place on the fast moving wheel, he picks up a lump of sand of i exact quantity to finish the desired size of pitcher. Aagam- 44 - Nandi Sootra
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