There was a man. And he wandered many days. And he was hungry. He found a rich man, who had enough and to spare. He came upon the rich man and looked as if to ask for food. The rich man had compassion, and greeted the hungry man with certain foods known to give an hungered one the satisfaction he so desired. However the rich man was surprised when the lost hungry fellow said, "thank you", and quickly departed with only a few crackers in his hand. The hungry man was now satisfied but it was obvious his small portion would not last for the duration of time.

Troubled, the rich man prepared a feast, and sent word round about that all those who hungered were invited to come, and partake freely. The rich man was pleased when he found a multitude of hungry people who found their way to his grand table. Many men did eat and were quickly filled. They said their thanks and quickly moved on again.

This troubled the rich man even more. He feared lest some of those poor men would again wander into paths of deprivation, lands of famine, and go hungry. He hoped they would remember to seek after his land again, where he would keep his grand table filled for all the souls of men who hungered, and he and they may feast freely, and merely nibble no more.

Occasionally such a man did return, and the rich man stopping the once lost hungered man, who had now filled his belly with the life giving nourishment he so desperately needed, asked him: "Wilt thou take some provisions for the marrow? And where is thy brother? How can he be satisfied with only a few crackers still?"

From the filled man came they reply, "I know not, save I was hungry and eating a little am filled. On the marrow I've work to do, and may not travel again this way as often as thou wouldst invite".