Dear All,
As always, I come late to the string. I have, somewhere, a copy of a United
States family magazine from the early nineties, called "Bits and Pieces", which
ran this story as a "thought provoker". I think, from memory, that it was pretty
well word for word as the original circulated by John R.. The magazine concerned
was noted for good intentions rather than research, so I would guess that this
is a parable with no basis in fact at all - as others have said....
Regards,
John
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