A man who wanted to buy a farm was looking it over.
He found the cows divided into little groups.
"Tell me why you have divided the cows like this," said the man.
"Well," said the farmer, "these cows here are all white."
"Yes, I see that, but those are also white."
"Those have shorter legs."
"But the cows over there are white and have short legs, too. Why are they separate?"
"Oh, they have longer horns."
"Well! When I buy this farm, I will divide the cows into just two groups:
"those who give milk and those who don't."
[Ortiz, Cry of the Human Heart, p.33]
He found the cows divided into little groups.
"Tell me why you have divided the cows like this," said the man.
"Well," said the farmer, "these cows here are all white."
"Yes, I see that, but those are also white."
"Those have shorter legs."
"But the cows over there are white and have short legs, too. Why are they separate?"
"Oh, they have longer horns."
"Well! When I buy this farm, I will divide the cows into just two groups:
"those who give milk and those who don't."
[Ortiz, Cry of the Human Heart, p.33]
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