The River Isn’t Deep

A stranger on horseback came to a river with which he was unfamiliar. The traveler asked a youngster if it was deep.

“No”, replied to the boy, and the rider started to cross, but soon found that he and his horse had to swim for their lives.

When the traveler reached the other side, he turned and shouted: “I thought you said it wasn’t deep?”

“It isn’t”, was the boy’s reply: “it only takes grandfather’s ducks up to their middles!”

Perception can be deceiving, and what may seem shallow to one person can be deep for another. It is important to gather information from various sources before making decisions, especially when it comes to unfamiliar situations.