As human nature would dictate, he wanted to cover up his unschooled background. He took extra efforts to keep up with the latest issues and attend cultural events. He even set aside time for regular troops to Manila to visit museums and art exhibits.

The farmer and his wife were both well-dressed and sporting expensive jewelry. They looked at the paintings with great concentration attesting to their culture and fine taste. One by one the couple studied each frame and commented to each other on the features of the artworks.

"This is an amazing piece," said the wife in all seriousness.

"Yes, a great work typical of Michaelangelo," responded the farmer.

A man nearby overheard him and corrected, "That piece is the work of Leonardo Da Vinci."

The wife sidled her husband and whispered, "don’t be mentioning names in the New Testament you are not sure of. Comment only on the art and not the artist."

"Ah, here is the famous painting of the Duke with two wives," remarked the farmer. "That makes the Duke guilty of bigotry."

"You mean bigamy," the man beside them corrected. "By the way, the Duke had three wives."

"Oh," replied the farmer unfazed. "So that means his crime was trigonometry."

Finally, the group stared at a frame with intensity. The couple even moved from side to side to see it from various angles.

The man could not help it. "Excuse me. That frame is empty."

"What do you mean?" retorted the farmer with an air of confidence. "This piece is the passage of the Israelites across the Red Sea."

The man glared at the farmer and asked sarcastically, "Then where is the Red Sea in that frame?"

"It has parted so it is not there," replied the farmer simply.

"Then where are the Israelites?"

"They have passed through to escape the Egyptians."

"And where are the Egyptians?"

"They have drowned!" said the farmer with an air of triumph.