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 keep it, so a cow had to
be kept. The cow required tending, so a cow-boy 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 further we seek to go from the world and its
cares, the more they multiply_!"
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