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One day a Zen teacher was having tea with friends at her home
when the telephone rang.
“Do Buddhas wear toe-nail polish” a seven-year old caller wanted to know.
“Are you wearing toe-nail polish?” the teacher responded.
“YES!” shouted the little girl, and hung up.
source: [with minor changes] Tanahashi, K. & Schneider, T.D. (1994). Essential Zen. Edison, NJ: Castle Books, p.95.
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