Business trip In Northern Arizona

Mike was driving home from a long business trip in Northern Arizona,

when he saw an elderly Navajo man walking on the side of the road.

As the trip was a long and quiet one, he stopped the car and asked the Navajo man if he would like a ride.

With a silent nod of thanks, the old man got into the car.

Resuming the journey, Mike tried – in vain – to make a bit of small talk with the Navajo man.

The old man just sat silently, looking intently at everything he saw, studying every little detail, until he noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Mike.

“What in bag?” asked the old man.

Mike looked down at the brown bag and said:

“Oh, it’s a bottle of wine.

I got it for my wife.”

The Navajo man was silent for another moment or two.

Then, speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, he said:

“Good trade!”