A Monk Sat With His Three Students. He Took Out His Fan And Placed It In Front Of Him, Saying, "Without Calling It A Fan, Tell Me What This Is.

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A monk sat with his three students. He took out his
fan and placed it in front of him, saying, "Without calling
it a fan, tell me what this is."

The first said, "You couldn't call it a slop-bucket."
The master poked him with his stick.

The second picked up the fan and fanned himself. He too
was rewarded with the stick.

The third opened the fan, laid a piece of cake on it,
and served it to his teacher. The teacher said, "Eat your cake."

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