The Jewish Samurai
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The Emperor of Japan, fearful that his political opponents would assassinate him, decided to hire a bodyguard. He brought the three best samurai in the kingdom to his palace, and held a contest. "Each of you three noble samurai," said the Emperor, "will be presented with a common fly, buzzing through the air. Dispatch it with your sword - and do so with style!" So the first samurai, a Buddhist, stepped up. He closed his eyes and focused his thoughts. Then the fly was released. It flitted and buzzed through the air, but the samurai's keen vision and reflexes guided his katana to slice it in two on the first stroke. "Masterful!" said the Emperor. "Now, for contender number two." The second samurai was a Taoist. He cracked his knuckles, then gripped his sword. The fly was released. The samurai immediately slashed twice with his katana, and the fly dropped to the ground. "Excellent work, warrior!" said the Emperor. "But I'm afraid the first contender has you beat, for he was able to dispatch the fly in only one stroke." "My liege!" exclaimed the Taoist samurai. "Pardon my interjection, but I only wished to dispatch this insect in a more elegant manner. Observe, the fly on the ground is whole; and there are its wings beside it!" So the Emperor changed his mind, seeing that the Taoist samurai in fact was the keener swordsman. He sent the Buddhist samurai off, and called up the third samurai. This samurai, by some bizarre occurrences, including more than one shipwreck, was Jewish. He said a quick prayer, and then the fly was released. The Jewish samurai didn't strike at once; instead he squinted his eye and watched the fly for a moment. Then - chopchopchopchopchopchopchop! He swung repeatedly with his katana - but in the end, the fly still flew. "Well, I see that this contest is decided then!" said the Emperor. "Samurai number two wins!" But the Jewish samurai protested. "Wait! Let's take a closer look here!" And he pulled out a magnifying glass and held it up to the flitting fly. "Look!" And lo and behold, as the Emperor looked through the magnifying glass, he noticed something not quite right about the fly's reproductive organs... "That's right!" exclaimed the Jewish samurai. "I circumcised him!" Thus did the Jewish samurai win his place in the court of the Emperor!
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The Emperor of Japan, fearful that his political opponents would assassinate him, decided to hire a bodyguard. He brought the three best samurai in the kingdom to his palace, and held a contest. "Each of you three noble samurai," said the Emperor, "will be presented with a common fly, buzzing through the air. Dispatch it with your sword - and do so with style!" So the first samurai, a Buddhist, stepped up. He closed his eyes and focused his thoughts. Then the fly was released. It flitted and buzzed through the air, but the samurai's keen vision and reflexes guided his katana to slice it in two on the first stroke. "Masterful!" said the Emperor. "Now, for contender number two." The second samurai was a Taoist. He cracked his knuckles, then gripped his sword. The fly was released. The samurai immediately slashed twice with his katana, and the fly dropped to the ground. "Excellent work, warrior!" said the Emperor. "But I'm afraid the first contender has you beat, for he was able to dispatch the fly in only one stroke." "My liege!" exclaimed the Taoist samurai. "Pardon my interjection, but I only wished to dispatch this insect in a more elegant manner. Observe, the fly on the ground is whole; and there are its wings beside it!" So the Emperor changed his mind, seeing that the Taoist samurai in fact was the keener swordsman. He sent the Buddhist samurai off, and called up the third samurai. This samurai, by some bizarre occurrences, including more than one shipwreck, was Jewish. He said a quick prayer, and then the fly was released. The Jewish samurai didn't strike at once; instead he squinted his eye and watched the fly for a moment. Then - chopchopchopchopchopchopchop! He swung repeatedly with his katana - but in the end, the fly still flew. "Well, I see that this contest is decided then!" said the Emperor. "Samurai number two wins!" But the Jewish samurai protested. "Wait! Let's take a closer look here!" And he pulled out a magnifying glass and held it up to the flitting fly. "Look!" And lo and behold, as the Emperor looked through the magnifying glass, he noticed something not quite right about the fly's reproductive organs... "That's right!" exclaimed the Jewish samurai. "I circumcised him!" Thus did the Jewish samurai win his place in the court of the Emperor!
A little wordy but worthy of a 5.
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