There Existed a Fellow
Once upon a time, there existed a fellow who made his residence and got his
mail in the same city as I. Exceedingly sagacious, erudite and prudent was
he. For example, at one point in time, he leapt (whether accidently or no,
I'm not certain) with such a direction and speed that he came to rest in a
uncontrolled manner in the center of a rough, prickly shrub, the thorns of
which violently lacerated and effectively removed both his oculars. However,
upon perceiving the extent of his injuries, he immediately realized the course
of action necessary to remedy his traumatic ablepsia: He searched out and,
with muscles rippling and sinews straining, he leapt once again, high in the
air and descended into the midst of a dense row of a spring-flowering spiny
shrub, and, lo and behold, through the efficacious workings of some unknown
process, the detrimental effects of the previous shrub were completely and
effectively reversed, so, through the same lacerative and abrasive action as
before, his ocular organs were completely restored.
(translation)