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<h2>THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS</h2>
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<p>A Man had two Daughters, one of whom he gave in marriage to a
gardener, and the other to a potter. After a time he thought he
would go and see how they were getting on; and first he went to the
gardener's wife. He asked her how she was, and how things were
going with herself and her husband. She replied that on the whole
they were doing very well: "But," she continued, "I do wish we
could have some good heavy rain: the garden wants it badly." Then
he went on to the potter's wife and made the same inquiries of her.
She replied that she and her husband had nothing to complain of:
"But," she went on, "I do wish we could have some nice dry weather,
to dry the pottery." Her Father looked at her with a humorous
expression on his face. "You want dry weather," he said, "and your
sister wants rain. I was going to ask in my prayers that your
wishes should be granted; but now it strikes me I had better not
refer to the subject."</p>
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