The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23325 Message #259408
Posted By: GUEST,Hutch
17-Jul-00 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 7/15
Subject: RE: BS: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 7/15
I remember a story about this poem being taught in elementary school. When the teacher finished reading the poem, she asks, "So why did Abou Ben Adhem's name lead the rest?"
A little boy's hand shot up: "Alphabetical order?"