Lost Sleep over Lost Dreams

by rjs
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Published on: November 14, 2011

Only My Half Is for Sale

The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah NasruddinOne night, Nasruddin awoke, slipped his feet into his pointy slippers and walked out of the bedroom. He lit a lamp and started to make a lot of clatter in the kitchen, which woke Fatima. She said, “What are you making such a racket for?”

“I have lost something, and I was looking for it,” replied Nasruddin, before resuming his search, this time making even more noise as he went though all the cabinets and shelves.

Fatima got out of bed, lit a candle, and went to him. The kitchen and pantry were in complete disarray and she became furious. “What in the world did you lose that you have to make such a mess and wake me up in the middle of the night?”

“I was sleeping peacefully, having the most beautiful dream,” replied Nasruddin, but then I woke up and my dream disappeared. So I got up and started looking around for it where I thought I saw it last.”

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

  Your Daily Nasruddin  

Another story where the Mullah confuses the states of wakefulness, dream, and deep sleep.

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