One day Enkan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan."The attendant said, "It is broken."Enkan said, "If the fan is already broken, bring me the rhinoceros himself."
Master, the circle is broken.
Is that why you call me Master?
Should I fix it?
Maybe.
The word "hippo" is still funny even though "hippopotamus" is too frivolous a word in English to be in any way helpful.
--Gunter Eich.
What about "rhinoceros" then, Master?
Why do you call me Master?
Is it funny?
It is serious, but still absurd.
Master, the circle is broken.
Is that why you call me Master?
Should I fix it?
Maybe.
The word "hippo" is still funny even though "hippopotamus" is too frivolous a word in English to be in any way helpful.
--Gunter Eich.
What about "rhinoceros" then, Master?
Why do you call me Master?
Is it funny?
It is serious, but still absurd.
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