About eleven o'clock the Brahmos became eager to go home. Pratap said, "It would be nice if we could spend the night here."
MASTER (to Keshab): "Why not stay here tonight?"
KESHAB (smiling): "No, I have business to attend to. I must go."
MASTER: "Why must you, my dear sir? Can't you sleep without your fish-basket? Once a fishwife was a guest in a gardener's house. She was asked to sleep in a room full of flowers. But she couldn't get any sleep there. (All laugh.) She was restless and began to fidget about. The gardener called to her: 'Hello there! Why aren't you asleep?' 'Oh, I don't know', said the fishwife. 'There are flowers here. The smell keeps me awake. Can't you bring me my fish-basket?' She sprinkled a little water in the basket, and when she smelled the fish she fell fast asleep." (All laugh heartily.)
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 1011
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