In the city of Bombay there lived a learned Brahmin. One day, attracted by the beauty of young Champa, he came to her house:
- Oh, Champa! I am so in love with you, take my heart and take me into your arms!
And Champa answered:
- If you are a learned Brahmin, answer my question. How much passion is there in a man and how much passion is there in a woman?
And the young man answered:
“There are nine parts of passion in a woman, and one in a man.”
- How much intelligence is in a woman and how much intelligence is in a man?
“A woman has one part of reason, a man has nine parts.”
Then Champa said:
- Oh, young man! If one part of reason is enough for me to overcome nine parts of passion, how is it that nine parts of reason are not enough for you to overcome just one part of passion?
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru