Don’t Ask Me, Ask the Horse!

21. Don't Ask me, Ask the Horse!

One day Nasreddin wanted to go out of town but his donkey was ill and very weak. So, he decided to borrow his friend’s house. He was an officer and his horse was very tall and big.

The sun was shining brightly. Nasreddin rode the horse to go to the market. On the way, the horse was frightened by a vehicle that overtook him at a high speed. He was frightened by a vehicle that overtook him at a high speed. It was galloping and jumping high before running very quickly.

The horse was so tall and big that Nasreddin got difficulties controlling it. When Nasreddin wanted to ride it toward his house, it even ran quickly in the opposite direction. Nasreddin was very scared because he could not stop it. That time the horse was running toward rice fields.

Nasreddin’s neighbor was plowing his rice field. Because he felt very tired, he took a rest. Suddenly he saw Nasreddin riding a horse very quickly from a distance. He thought that Nasreddin brought important news for him. Therefore, he went to the street to wait for Nasreddin.

When Nasreddin arrived there, to him he asked, “What’s the news?”

“No news for you!”, said Nasreddin.

“Why are you so in a hurry? Where are you going?”

“Don’t ask me, ask the foolish horse.”, answered Nasreddin. His left hand was holding the neck of the horse family.