The global search for the world’s greatest swordsman didn’t end on an epic battlefield; instead, it came down to a single, unsuspecting insect inside the Emperor’s grand palace.
Determined to hire the most lethal bodyguard alive, the Emperor narrowed his international search down to three elite candidates: a Japanese samurai, a Chinese samurai, and a Jewish samurai. The final tryout was simple but impossible.
First, the Japanese samurai strode into the hall. The Emperor opened a velvet box, releasing a single, chaotic fruit fly. Without a shred of hesitation, the samurai whipped out his blade, unleashed a deafening battle cry, and sliced the fly into two perfect halves mid-air. Highly impressed, the Emperor dismissed him.
Next, the Chinese samurai stepped up. Another fly was released. With blinding, fluid speed, his sword whistled through the room, and two identical halves immediately plummeted to the marble floor. The Emperor applauded warmly.
Finally, the Jewish samurai approached the throne. The Emperor let the final fly loose. The samurai drew his sword with flawless form, executed a lightning-fast blur of micro-movements, and confidently snapped his blade back into its scabbard.
Yet, the fly didn’t fall. It simply let out a tiny, high-pitched “Eep!” and cheerfully buzzed away into the rafters.
The Emperor burst into roaring laughter. “You didn’t even scratch it! Why on earth should I hire you over the others?”
The Jewish samurai calmly adjusted his robes, looked the Emperor dead in the eye, and replied:
“With all due respect, Your Majesty… you try performing a flawless circumcision on something that small.”
