There is an old bedouin legend that goes like this:

An elderly Bedouin leader thought that by eating turkey he could restore his virility.

So he bought a turkey, kept it by his tent and stuffed it with food every day. One day someone stole his turkey. The Bedouin elder called his sons together and told them:

"Boys, we are in great danger. Someone has stolen my turkey."

"Father," the sons answered, "what do you need a turkey for?"

"Never mind," he answered, "just get me back my turkey."

But the sons ignored him and a month later someone stole the old man's camel.

"What should we do?" the sons asked.

"Find my turkey," said the father.

But the sons did nothing, and a few weeks later the man's daughter was raped.

The father said to his sons:

"It is all because of the turkey. When they saw that they could take my turkey, we lost everything."

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