“How about coming with me to the rekcus forest this weekend? I know a spot where there are lots of wild Saffron flowers!” Dimitris asked Yiannis excitedly.
Now Saffron is one of the most expensive spice in the world… Why would Dimitris share this good fortune with me? Yiannis thinks to himself… And then he smiled.
Yiannis looked at Dimitris in the eye and asked accusingly, “I thought we were friends? You do this to me? I know about the man-eating brown bear that lives in rekcus forest.”
Dimitris’ eyes open wide in mock protest, but he couldn’t press down his thunderous laughter that followed, “So you admit I am a better runner than you! Ha ha ha!”
Now Yiannis is very much interested in the Saffron mind you. But he knew going with Dimitris would put him in harm’s way should they stumble on the brown bear.
Just then, the local school teacher walked into the taverna.
Yiannis took his bottle of ouzo and glass and walked towards the school teacher. In between drinks of ouzo and nodding of the heads , Yiannis returned to Dimitris with a wide grin.
“I’ve invited our learned friend along for our little walk in the woods,” said Yiannis.
“But he has little knowledge of nature and what’s it like in the forest. All he knows are his books and theories. Wouldn’t he slow us down?” queried Dimitris.
“Precisely!” said Yiannis beaming with confidence.
“Oh you are so nasty!” exclaimed Dimitris, patting his heavy hand on Yiannis’ shoulder.
The 2 friends were full of song and laughter that evening.
1) Do you know anyone or groups of people who remind you of:
a) Dimitris
b) Yiannis
c) The school teacher?
2) What's the moral of the story from your perspective?
Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!)
