The Man and His Two Sweethearts

　　In the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a

　　middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young;

　　each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself.

　　Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young Wife did not

　　like, as it made him look too old for her husband. So every night

　　she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the

　　elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for

　　she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning

　　she used to arrange1 his hair and pick out as many of the black

　　ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon found himself

　　entirely bald2.

　　Yield3 to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.