MAGA in Siberia?
Not saying this is true, but the way I heard it told was:
Not so long ago, in an impoverished village in frigid Siberia, every family was given a goat. All of the hungry households feasted on goat meat for several days--- except for Yevgeni's. Yevgeni milked his goat and in a week or so, had enough milk to make cheese. His family had cheese and fresh goat's milk for their dinner.
They eventually became so proficient at cheesemaking that they had more than they needed and they were able to barter it for a few turnips and beets and the occasional small hare. To those who were starving and had nothing to barter, they gave enough cheese and milk to let them survive the winter and were loved by the grateful people for their generosity.
Yevgeni's wife daily brushed their goat and saved every hair from the brush. She spun a fine wool yarn of the goat's hair and knitted mittens and caps and scarves for everyone in her family.
The goat's manure was stockpiled and turned under in their garden plot as soon as spring warmed the ground. Their cabbages that year were the largest the village had ever seen.
Throughout the year, Yevgeni's prosperity was jealously watched by his neighbor, Vladimir. "I work hard! Why is my life so miserable while that lucky Yevgeni does so well and has so much? Why is he so loved and respected while I go unnoticed?" he muttered one spring morning as he began to dig in his own backyard to try his hand at gardening.
He soon uncovered a strange bottle.
After examining his find, he uncorked it and jumped back in terror as a smoke poured out, rose and formed into a vague countenance which turned to Vlad and intoned: "For freeing me from that bottle after all these centuries, I will grant you any wish you request!"
The stunned Vladimir incredulously asked: "ANYTHING?"
"As I said, " the spectre assured him, "anything you wish."
After considering the wonderful life that Yevgeni's goat had provided him---the rich milk, delicious cheese, warm wool clothing and a bountiful garden, Vladimir knew what his wish must be.
"I wish," he said with a strange smile on his face, "that Yevgeni's goat should DIE!"
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