English Literature – Short Stories ☆ Commonsense… ☆ Shri Vishwas Datye ☆

Shri Vishwas Datye

~ Commonsense… ~  Shri Vishwas Datye

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A German law professor once gave his class a written exam.

The case seemed simple:

Two neighbors were in a dispute. One owned apple trees whose branches hung over the fence, dropping apples onto the other’s tulip garden. The falling apples supposedly broke the fragile flower stems.

Half the students defended the tulip owner.

The rest supported the orchard owner.

Everyone quoted laws, cited sections, and displayed deep knowledge of German property law.

When the papers were turned in, the professor made one quiet observation:

“Apples fall in autumn. Tulips bloom in spring.”

The scenario they had analyzed so brilliantly could never actually occur.

As students began to protest, the professor simply said:

“Before you start quoting the law, try using common sense.”

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 © Shri Vishwas Datye