THEN a scholar said,
Speak to us of Language.
And he answered:
I will tell you the story of Calif Cazar.
He was the wealthiest Calif in all Fez.
And, though his wealth was measured by the cubic yard, he was the loneliest man in Fez.
For the Calif, though an educated man, could not speak the language of trees.
What happened to him? the scholar asked.
The Master responded:
The Calif studied for many years under the wisest Balsam in the realm.
He read the poetry of the Willows and memorized untold sixteenth century Cedar sonnets.
He spoke fluent Spruce.
His Chestnut was impeccable.
And he could converse comfortably in both Northern and Southern Pine.
Native born Walnuts took him for one of their own.
I should like to know more of this brilliant man, the scholar said.
Where may I learn of him?
Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 26, pages 119 through 163.
He is written up there, the scholar asked?
He is written on there, the Master explained.
Kehlog Albran – The Profit