Nasreddin and the Pot
One day Nasreddin borrowed a pot from his neighbor Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.
"That's not mine," said Ali. "Yes, it is," said Nasreddin. "While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby."
Some time later Nasreddin asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali agreed, hoping that he would once again receive two pots in return.
However, days passed and Nasreddin had still not returned the pot. Finally Ali lost patience and went to demand his property.
"I am sorry," said Nasreddin. "I can't give you back your pot, since it has died." "Died!" screamed Ali, "how can a pot die?"
"Well," said Nasreddin, "you believed me when I told you that your pot had had a baby."
Nasreddin dan Periuk
Suatu hari Nasreddin meminjam periuk dari tetangganya Ali. Keesokan harinya dia kembali dengan membawa periuk kecil di dalamnya.
"Itu bukan milik saya," kata Ali. "Ya, it milik mu," kata Nasreddin. "Waktu periuk mu tinggal dengan saya, dia punya bayi."
Beberapa waktu kemudian Nasreddin meminta Ali untuk meminjamkannya sebuah periuk lagi. Ali setuju, berharap bahwa ia akan sekali lagi menerima dua periuk sebagai imbalan.
Namun, hari berlalu dan Nasreddin masih belum mengembalikan periuknya. Akhirnya Ali hilang kesabaran dan pergi menuntut miliknya.
"Aku minta ma'af," kata Nasreddin. "Saya tidak bisa mengembalikan periuk mu, karena ia telah meninggal." "Meninggal!" Ali berteriak, "bagaimana bisa periuk meninggal?"
"Yah," kata Nasreddin, "kau percaya ketika aku katakan bahwa periuk punya bayi."
Taken from Nasreddin the wise man (Sugeng Hariyanto) Kanisius
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