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The first version of it I ever saw was in a Baby Huey comic book in about 1967, a single page comic, and it struck my infant self as wise and unusually funny. I
by beautifulfreak 9y ago
The first version of it I ever saw was in a Baby Huey comic book in about 1967, a single page comic, and it struck my infant self as wise and unusually funny. I wonder how old the joke is.
- arjunvpaul 9y agoNot sure if the real source can be traced. Birbal lived in the 1500's and I have heard another version atributed to another court jester called Tenali Raman who lived in the same century.
- ci5er 9y agoThe first I heard of it was a translation of a 13th Century Sufi tale. So,... older than Baby Huey.