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Travelers and wanderers in Africa must have knowledge and skill to survive the hostile environment. Often, when they go on a long journey, it is simply impossible to carry along enough provision for the entire journey. So, they will need to find water and food along the way.

I saw, on a National Geographic Special, how some have devised an ingenious method of acquiring both from foraging baboons.

All wild land animals in the world crave salt. So, instead of a huge pack, the travelers carry a pouch with chunks of salt. When they come across a lone baboon, they will toss him a small chunk of salt. That rascal will naturally just crunch it up and devour it.

Now, it doesn't take long before the thirst hits him hard. At that point, he goes to his nearest (secret) source of water, and he is so parched that he doesn't even care if he is being followed. After the ape has dug out his well and quenched his thirst, the traveler can then do the same. The traveler, however, is not to be satisfied with the water only.

Then, do you know how to catch that wild baboon??
1.) Cut a hole in a hollow gourd, just big enough for him to get his hand through.
2.) Anchor the gourd to something that he can't drag away.
3.) Place bait inside the gourd: a larger chunk of salt.
4.) Move back to a non-threatening distance and wait.
When the critter comes along and realizes there is something he wants in the gourd, he will reach right in and grab it. But, now, with the "prize" in hand, his fist is too big to fit back through the hole.
5.) You may now just walk right up to him and capture or kill him with no trouble BECAUSE HE IS JUST TOO GREEDY TO LET GO AND GET AWAY!!

The traveler has satisfied his desire at the expense of the very life of the one who wanted to get what he needed the easy way. The critter never saw it coming.

Jumpin' Jimmenie!!
Do you mean that's how the Democratic Party works??
AYEP!! You got it!!

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