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12. White and Yellow Corn
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12 white and yellow corn A FARMER FED HIS CHICKENS on white corn which he grew in his own fields. One year he decided to plant yellow corn instead of white corn, but when the yellow corn was harvested, his chickens refused to eat it. The situation soon became serious, and it was plain the chickens would starve if something were not done. It was then the farmer hit on a scheme, and he told his wife and children to go to the barnyard and follow the instructions he had previously given them. [ 22 ] This they did, and when the farmer began scattering the yellow corn, his family got down on their hands and' knees and gobbled it up, cackling, flapping their arms, pecking and shoving one another out of the way. Instantly the fowls came running up, stretching their necks forward and snapping up the yellow corn as fast as they could. When the hens had eaten all they could hold, the farmer said, ··Well, we've learned one thing today: if you want to convince a fool, you must do so in the language he understands." [ 23 ] ...