the tortoise and his wife were getting a divorce, so the guru prayed to the Goddess, “Goddess, you know i do not believe in you, because i do not believe in anything, but if you are there, and if you are listening, will you please help the tortoises marriage?”
the next day, the guru saw the tortoise, and he asked him, “how is your marriage?”
“it’s doing much better,” the tortoise replied.
the guru cursed the Goddess for making him believe.
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