009. For the Sake of Distinction

One day Mr. Robinson saw a lady in the street with ten children. He wasvery surprised because all the children were wearing the same clothes—white caps, dark blue coats and grey trousers.“Are all those children yours? ” he asked the mother.“Yes, they are, ”she trousers.“Do you always dress them in the same clothes? ”asked Mr. Robinson.“Yes, ” answered the mother. She told him, “When we had only fourchildren, we dressed them in the same clothes because we did not want tolose any of them. It was easy to see our children when they were amongother children, because they were all wearing the same clothes. And now,when we have ten, we dress them like this because we do not want to takeother children home too by mistake. When there are other children amongours, it is easy to see them, because their clothes are different.”