Let me tell you a few things I’ve “seen.” You might laugh and think I’m talking nonsense, but just take it as a bit of fun—it won’t hurt anyone anyway.
I’ve seen two roast chickens flying in the sky.Not the kind that fell from the oven after being cooked—they were truly flying! And as they flew, their bellies were facing upward and their backs downward, like overturned boats, yet they flew exceptionally fast.
I also saw a large iron anvil and a stone monument move on their own, slowly walking into the Rhine River, then beginning to “swim.” Their strokes were quite graceful, like they were performing a water dance, not at all clumsy.
One spring, just as the weather warmed, I saw a frog sitting on a piece of ice, holding—no, clutching a plowshare in its claws and gnawing on it like a bone. But plowshares are made of iron! Where did it get teeth? Yet there it was, eating away, and looking thoroughly satisfied.
Once, three people decided to go rabbit hunting. One was lame and used a cane; another was blind; and the third couldn’t speak. They were also wearing stilts, making it hard enough to walk steadily—how could they possibly catch rabbits?
Guess what happened? The blind man suddenly shouted, “The rabbit’s running over there!”
The mute immediately signaled to the man with the cane (though no sound came out, he formed the words with his mouth).
The man with the cane looked in the direction, hobbled over, and grabbed the rabbit by the neck.
How could that be possible? How could a blind man “see”? How could a mute man “shout” for others to ‘hear’? Yet it happened.
Even stranger: a group built a ship, but not for water. They pushed it into a field, hoisted sails, and let the wind propel it across the ground. The ship “sailed” through wheat fields as if on the sea.
Later, they steered the ship up a great mountain. What happened? The ship suddenly sank, and they all “drowned”—but where did the water come from on the mountain? It just doesn’t make sense.
I’ve also seen a crab chase a wild hare. The hare ran for its life, but the crab, moving sideways, still caught up.Two oxen climbed onto a roof by themselves and lay there basking in the sun; the flies in that place were bigger than the goats around here, and when they flew, their “buzz” could startle you.
After hearing all these absurd tales, you must find them funny yourself, right? Then hurry up and open the window to let this nonsense fly out—don’t let it linger indoors.
The Truth Behind the Story
This tale isn’t about “real events” at all. It’s a collection of deliberately reversed, mistaken, and impossible claims meant to amuse and provoke thought. Take “the blind man sees,” “the mute speaks,” or “drowning on dry land”—these defy common sense, yet the story delivers them with deadpan seriousness.
In truth, it playfully reminds us: Sometimes we trust too much that “what we see is real,” but the world doesn’t always follow common sense. That “blind man seeing a rabbit” might suggest: Sometimes, those who can’t see can “sense” things others miss.
These oddities act like a mirror, flipping conventional logic on its head. They make us laugh while also prompting us to wonder: “What if things aren’t what we assume?”
What Lesson Does the Story Teach Us?
This story teaches us: Don’t always view the world through the same old lens. Sometimes, what seems impossible might hide another kind of truth.
It also reminds us that many things in life can’t be judged by appearances alone.A blind person might “see more clearly” because their ears are sharper and their mind is calmer; a mute person’s gaze might be more powerful than anyone else’s.
Finally, it also tells us: Lighten up, don’t take things too seriously. Some things are best left unanswered. Just like the ending says—open the window, let the nonsense fly away, have a laugh, and life will feel a little easier.
