One day a certain man was invited to a friend's house. As he was about to drink the offered cup of wine, he thought he saw a baby snake inside the cup. Not wanting to offend the owner by drawing attention to this circumstance, he courageously drained the cup.
Returning home, he felt terrible pain in his stomach. Many medications have been tried. But everything turned out to be in vain, and the man, now seriously ill, felt that he was dying. His friend, hearing about the patient’s condition, once again called him to his house. Having seated the man in the same place, he again offered him a cup of wine, saying that it contained medicine. When the sufferer lifted the cup, he saw a baby snake in it. This time he drew the owner's attention to it. Without a word, the owner pointed to the ceiling above the guest’s head, where the bow hung. The patient immediately realized that the baby snake was only a reflection of the hanging bow. Both people looked at each other and laughed. The guest's pain instantly disappeared and he recovered.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru