ABSTRACT
Then they came to the lantern. “And what would you call this?” “A lantern, or a lamp.” “Is that what you’d call it? No, it’s a ‘cheer-the-folk.’ ” Then he showed him the water faucet. “And what do you call this?” “Water.” “You’d really say ‘water’?” “Yes, what else?” “Its name is, ‘abundance.’ ” Then they went into the room where linen was kept. “What do you call this?” “Linen.” “ ‘Linen’? Of course not. It’s called ‘people-dress.’ ” Then the master said to him, “Now get ready to spend the night here. If I
call you, I expect you to know the right name for everything, is that clear?” “Yes, master!” Now, the fact was that the lady of the house had reached the end of her
endurance with this husband of hers. So she called the servant aside and made him a proposition.
