A Man in the East, where they do not require as much clothing as in
colder climates, gave up all worldly concerns and retired to a wood,
where he built a hut and lived in it.
His only clothing was a Piece of Cloth which he wore round his waist.
But, as ill-luck would have it, rats were plentiful in the wood, so he
had to keep a cat. The cat required milk to feed it, so a cow had to
be kept. The cow required tending, so a cowboy was employed. The boy
required a house to live in, so a house was built for him. To look
after the house, a maid had to be engaged. To provide company for the
maid, a few more houses had to be built, and people invited to live in
them. In this manner a little township sprang up.
The man said: "_The farther we seek to go from the world and its cares,
the more they multiply!_"