You on the Inside, Me on the Outside
[concluding from yesterday]
When Nasruddin’s wife, Fatima, saw her husband dragging his old donkey back to the stable, she seemed surprisingly cheerful.
As it turned out, she had great news of her own. She informed him enthusiastically, “I caught the yogurt-seller as he was passing by, and asked him for two pounds. While he was looking the other way, I slipped my gold bracelet onto the weight-side of the scale, so he didn’t realize that he was giving me a lot more yogurt for the money.”
Nasruddin embraced Fatima and said, “My dear, keep up the wonderful work. With you working inside and me working on the outside, eventually we’re going to make something of this family of ours.”
Excerpted from The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero
Your Daily Nasruddin
Fatima gave her gold bracelet to the yoghurt-seller in order to cheat him out of an ounce more yoghurt? What sort of bargain is that?
And Nasruddin heartily approves!
You on the Inside, Me on the Outside
You on the Inside, Me on the Outside
Excerpted from The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, Jests, and Donkey Tales of the Beloved Persian Folk Hero
Your Daily Nasruddin
Fatima gave her gold bracelet to the yoghurt-seller in order to cheat him out of an ounce more yoghurt? What sort of bargain is that?
And Nasruddin heartily approves!