When One Size Does Not Fit All

A young man had gotten stuck in a tree, so the villagers sought the advice of a nearby man. "Throw him a rope, have him hold on to it, then pull the rope," he confidently instructed them. Blindly following his advice, the villagers caused the young to suffer a broken leg. Angry, the villagers approached the nearby man and asked why he had given such lousy advice.

"I don't know what happened this time," he responded in punzzlement, "Last week, someone had fallen in the lake; I gave the same exact advice and it worked out beautifully!"

(Based on the stories of Mulla Nasreddin).