An Ass’s Bray

by rjs
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Published on: September 19, 2011

An Ass’s Bray

Once Nasruddin was traveling with his small grey donkey Karakacan on a hot dusty road when they came upon a stand of shade trees. Nasruddin dismounted and rested for a while. Karakacan was always ready for a break from the blazing heat. Nasruddin folded his cloak and put it into the donkey’s saddlebag, then propped himself up against the side of a tree and promptly dozed off.

A superstitious and nearsighted thief, who had been following and thought he saw Nasruddin put something valuable in the donkey’s saddlebag, silently approached behind Nasruddin as he snored peacefully.

Just as soon as the thief opened the saddlebag and grabbed the cloak, Nasruddin’s vigilant donkey brayed long and loud. Nasruddin awoke and instantly grasped the situation, jumped up and down and shouted exuberantly, “An ass’s bray! An ass’s bray! Praise Allah! Success is mine! Victory is mine! I am safe! What an auspicious omen! The prophets say that an ass’s unexpected braying always foretells great good fortune! What excellent news! How lucky am I!”

The would-be thief thought, “A donkey’s bray may be auspicious for him — but probably not for me! I’d best not press my luck!” Leaving the cloak in the saddlebag, he ran as fast as his thieving legs could carry him.

As Nasruddin settled back down in the shade to enjoy his nap just a little longer, he chuckled and thought, “Well, I guess that was one prophecy that worked out to be true.”

 

Excerpted from The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero

 

Your Daily Nasruddin

Nasruddin seems to know exactly how to foil the plans of a would-be donkey thief.

What is auspicious for one is often not so auspicious for another.

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