The farmer gestured toward the frozen cows and explained his predicament
to the woman. Without hesitation the old woman smiled and began to rub one
of the cow's noses.
After a few seconds the cow began to twitch and was soon back to normal
and chewing the cud. One by one the old woman defrosted the cows until the whole field was full of healthy animals.
The farmer was delighted and asked the woman what she wanted as a
repayment for her deed. She declined his offer and walked off across the field.
A passer-by who had witnessed the whole thing approached the farmer.
"You know who that was, don't you?" asked the passer-by.
"No" said the farmer "Who?"....
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(sorry)