The first plowman

The First Plowman

The first attempt at plowing was by an Arab named Mohammed Dumbdumb, a close friend of Adam, the first man.  While severely beating his wife with a stick, he missed his target, breaking open the dirt at his feet.  This being the Garden of Eden, a plant sprung up and quickly bore fruit.  Shortly after that Adam and Eve and all their relatives, including Dumbdumb, were driven from the garden, something to do with an apple if I remember correctly.

Dumbdumb did not really understand that the rest of the world was not as fertile as the Garden of Eden.  He went about beating the ground with his stick, making a terrible mess of the land.  His neighbors seeing this odd activity, named him “Plowman”.  This word in ancient Arabic means “idiot who goes about beating the earth with a stick”

I hope this helps your understanding of history.

 Dal