There once lived a man near Jericho. He was terribly
nearsighted. Every day he worked his garden, played with his children and above
all adored his wife. The man said his daily prayers with the whole part.
Unfortunately, he had to bow close to his prayer book, the
siddur, and squint to see flowers. Every day he told his wife so beautiful she
was. She had most must lustrous skin, milk white teeth outshining even the
flowers in his garden. When someone, a neighbor, pointed out their beautiful
orchard he would respond, “What magnificent fruits!” Or if they showed him
their livestock, he would say, “What a beautiful animal.”
He was called Gullible David. The townsfolk would poke fun
of him and sometimes David would hurt deep inside.
One day, when David was praying, he put down his siddur and
spoke earnestly to God from his heart as tears flowed down his cheeks: “God,
give me eyesight so I can discern things far away. It is all that I desire.”
Gullible David then put away his siddur and sat at the table
ready for breakfast. When he looked
down, he was aghast. “How could you put
such unclean gruel on my plate?”
“And look at this bread.
It has mold on it! Even the milk
is filthy.”
“Gevalt!” he said, as he looked at his wife’s crooked teeth
that had bits of food wedged in between.
“Ugh!”
Even the flowers outside we’re overhung, ugly, and evenly
planted. What an ugly world.
There were grimy insects, vermin hiding in recesses of
trees. David cried and they prayed; “Give me back my eyes, Lord. Let me see again.” -Dagobert Rune
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