TRADITIONAL TALE Saint Francis was known for his sanctity and his ability to communicate with animals. Whenever he was asked how he became so holy, he always answered, “I know what’s in the Bible.” He had just given this reply to a mendicant in the piazza in Assisi when the village idiot asked, “Well, what IS in the Bible?” “In the Bible”, said Francis, “are two pressed flowers and a letter from a friend.” From “Modern Instances. The Craft of Photography. A Memoir. Published by @mack_books Photo: Stephen Shore, “Yucatán, Mexico, January 4, 1990”