That Ancient Parable about Nanzen’s Doll

Moonie and Mei Ling were fighting over a Barbie doll. The church ladies gave it to me! said Mei Ling. No, they gave it to me! said Moonie. Grandmother Wong grabbed the doll by its platinum ponytail, pulled out her big cleaver and hacked it straight down the middle. Here, she said, the lamb and the host, and went back to the stove and sautéed some day-old turnip dumplings.