A rakugo (a humorous short story) tells of three men that cooked up a fugu stew. Not being pros, they were not sure how safe it was[1].
To test the stew, they gave some to a beggar. When they checked on the beggar later, he was still healthy, so they ate the stew.
Afterwards they saw the beggar again. He said he was happy they looked healthy. Now, he knew the stew was safe and he could eat it. The three men had been bamboozled by the wise beggar.
[1] (by law a fugu chef undergoes years of training, learning to remove the poison from the blowfish).
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