A Fisherman went to a river to fish, and, having laid his nets across the stream, he used a stone and a long cord to beat the water in order to drive the fish into the nets. A cottager who lived close by came and complained that the Fisherman was disturbing the stream and making the water too muddy to drink. "I am sorry that this bothers you," replied the Fisherman, "but it is by troubling the waters that I gain my living."
