Kisah Sufi
The Peasant and the General
A peasant was plowing, and a general rode by. The general’s horse had a stone in his hoof and was lame. “I need your horse!” yelled the general. “I order you to give me your horse!” “Why should I obey you?” the peasant shouted back. “Because I’m a general in the army!” “I know what an army is!” said the peasant. “I was in the army. I got all my orders from the sergeant. You’re not a sergeant!” “I’m a general!” shouted the general. “I don’t know what a general is. Go get a sergeant, and I’ll listen to him!” TINY T TALES ALES FROM THE SUFIS 151