Please receive this goat for your lunch.

Thank you very much.

Once a brahmin received a goat as a gift after performing a religious ceremony.

The Brahmin lifted the goat on his shoulder and go to home. 

It so happened that three rogues happened to see the brahmin carrying the goat. They were very hungry.

Oh! That's a fat goat

We should get that goat

It would be a very nice meal for us

Yeah, the brahmin is carrying the goat on his shoulders. I'm sure he won't give it to us.

I know how to get that goat. I have a plan. Listen to me.

But how we can get the goat?

The first rogue whispered the plan into the ears of the other two. They would fool the brahmin and get the goat for themselves.

They ducked behind the trees by the roadside and moved past the brahmin, all the while making sure the brahmin did not see them.

Oh holy priest! I see that you're carrying a dog on your shoulders. I fail to understand why a pious person like you would carry a dog on his shoulders.

A little later, one of the rogues approached the brahmin.

Have you no eyes? Can't you see it's a goat not a dog? I received it as a gift for performing a religious ceremony extraordinarily well.

Pardon me Sir. But I only say what I see with my eyes. I shall say no more.

Clearly, being highly educated isn't everything.

The rogue muttered before leaving, making sure that the brahmin heard him.

Respected Sir. Where did you find a dead calf and why are you carrying it on your shoulders? It is disgraceful for a brahmin to carry a dead animal.

The brahmin continued on his path, cursing the man for his utter foolishness. He barely walked a hundred meters when the second rogue came up to him.

What is happening to everyone? Are you also as blind as the other foolish man I met a while ago? This is not a dead calf I'm carrying, This is a goat!

The brahmin lost his temper on hearing this. He shouted furiously at the second rogue.

Forgive me Sir. 

I  just thought I should let you know what I see. It does not matter to me whether you carry a dead calf or a live goat. Do as you please.