A farmer in Northern ArizonaArizona | (air-i'-ZON-u') | The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada. | plowed his fields using only one hourse. Yet as he
plowed, he yelled to the horse, "Giddyup, Jack!" "Giddyup, Mick!" "Giddyup,
Casey!"
A stranger passing by stopped the farmer. "I couldn't
help overhearing you shout to your horse," he said, "and I'm curious. How
many names does your horse have?"
The farmer laughed good-naturedly
and replied, "Oh, his name is Jack."
Then the farmer's voice dropped
to a conspirational whisper. "But he doesn't know his own strength. So
I put blinders on him and yell all those other names. This way he thinks
he has other horses helping him.
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