The Rabbi and the Twenty-nine Witches

At the time of a famous rabbi, there lived twenty-nine witches in a cave just outside of the village. The rabbi did not understand why the witches lived in the cave, nor did the rabbi know what they did in the cave. Knowing that witches don't like rain, the rabbi waited for a rainy day and decided to do something about the witches. As the rabbi, what do you wish to do? [[Send someone to see what the witches do all day]] [[Call together 29 of your most trusted students]]

You call in one of your trusted students and say to your student, "Go check out what the witches in the cave do all day and report back to me." About an hour later, the student comes back, soaking wet, and says, "They just seem to be hanging out and talking and making sure to stay out of the rain." "Fascinating," you say. "That gives me an idea." This idea leads you back to [[The Beginning]].

You call in 29 of your most trusted students into your office. So that they all fit, you first bring in a cow, seven chickens, a goat, and a sheep, and then the 29 students. Then you send the animals out and there is plenty of room. "My students," you say, "it is time to visit the witches and trick them to come out into the rain because if there's one thing I know about witches, it's that they don't like rain." "What makes a witch a witch, can you explain it?" prods the wise student. "Why are the witches important to **you**?" sneers the rebelious student. "What do witches mean?" asks the simple student. To the students who don't ask, you say, "Anyway, we have to get them out into the rain somehow." What do you say next? [[You tell each student to buy a rain coat]] [[You tell each student to get a closed container and put their jacket in it]]

For some reason, your students really don't like the idea of buying rain coats. When you ask, they mumble something about supply chain disruptions when they went to the store. So you once again [[Call together 29 of your most trusted students]].

Each student brings in a closed container and puts their jacket into the container and seals it. You then bring them together and say, "Let's [[go to the witches' cave]]!"

You all walk to the witches's cave and you instruct your students to hide out of sight and out of the rain. You, meanwhile, take your own jacket out of your container and put it on and knock on the cave door. A witch opens the door and says, "We're not buying!" and slams the door shut. A little stunned, you knock again. The witch opens the door and says, "Yes? Oh, you're dry! How did you do that?" "Hello," you say, "I'd like to enter and share with you the magical trick of staying dry in the rain." "Uh, OK," replies the witch and lets you in. And there are the twenty-nine witches hanging out, not doing much of anything except for a little homework. "Witches, I will share with you how I stayed dry out of the rain, it is by *walking between the raindrops!*" "Cool, cool," say the witches. "We'd like to see this." What do you do now? [[Go outside to demonstrate walking between the raindrops]] [[Call in your students from outside]]

You go outside and notice that the witches are still inside and have shut the door behind you. "D'oh!" you exclaim. You turn around and [[go to the witches' cave]].

Your students come bounding in, each having donned their dry jackets. They are dancing and singing and twirling and happy and each one takes a witch by the hand, dancing them outside. Once outside, while dancing, your students started getting wet. But each witch pulled out an umbrella and kept everyone dry. You look, somewhat amused, and realize that you have shipped each and every one of your students in at least short-term relationships. The witches seem nice and seemed kind of lonely in their cave, and your students provided a way for the witches to become a part of the community. The village became a much happier place after that. **THE END**