A stranger arrived at the gate of a medieval town and called up to the gatekeeper who sat in a room above the archway. “Tell me, gatekeeper, what kind of town is this?” The gatekeeper looked down and said, “Well, what kind of people live in your town?” “Oh,” he said,...
Two monks were returning to their monastery one evening when they came across a stream in full flood. A beautiful young woman stood on the edge, looking anxiously up and downstream, desperate to find a way across. As the monks approached the crossing, the older of the...
