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| 3. Watch the Door |
One day, when Nasreddin was still young, his mother would
have something to do outside. Before leaving, she said to Nasreddin,
“Nasreddin, since you are at home alone, you have to watch the door carefully.
Don’t let anyone in. There have been many thieves recently.”
Nasreddin, therefore, sat by the door. An hour later, his
uncle came, “Where is your mother?” he asked.
“She is out”, Nasreddin answered.
“My family will be here altogether this evening. Go and
tell your mother not to be away this evening.”
As his uncle left, Nasreddin started thinking, “Mother told
me to watch the door. Uncle asked me to find her and tell her that he would be
here with the whole family.”
Having thought over and over, he finally made a decision.
He pulled the door up, carried it, and went to meet his mother.
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