Issue 1:- The Smell of Soup and the Sound of Money
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A beggar was given a piece of bread, but nothing to put on it. Hoping to get something to go with his bread, he went to a nearby inn and asked for a handout. The innkeeper turned him away with nothing, but the beggar sneaked into the kitchen where he saw a large pot of soup cooking over the fire. He held his piece of bread over the steaming pot, hoping to thus capture a bit of flavor from the good-smelling vapor.
Suddenly the innkeeper seized him by the arm and accused him of stealing soup.
"I took no soup," said the beggar. "I was only smelling the vapor."
"Then you must pay for the smell," answered the innkeeper.
The poor beggar had no money, so the angry innkeeper dragged him before the qadi.
Now Nasreddin Hodja was at that time serving as qadi, and he heard the innkeeper's complaint and the beggar's explanation.
"So you demand payment for the smell of your soup?" summarized the Hodja after the hearing.
"Yes!" insisted the innkeeper.
"Then I myself will pay you," said the Hodja, "and I will pay for the smell of your soup with the sound of money."
Thus saying, the Hodja drew two coins from his pocket, rang them together loudly, put them back into his pocket, and sent the beggar and the innkeeper each on his own way.
Comments
LoL dont get what u want to say with thath
In my pervious post, people responded by saying I will subscribe to your paper if i pay them gold
so I though I would turn the feedback on its head
lol good story 😛
I will accept the sound of GBP!
Had no idea Nastratin Hogea stories were known outside Eastern Europe.
Bloomin' innkeepers - used to be the soul of the village - now run like dastardly mean businesses. Booo.
lol, nice one
Great article, very, very good.
Keep up this sort of thing!
I heard this story before, or along the same lines, it's good! I am just a bit puzzled by one thing. Surely a beggar would be happy with a piece of bread and not push his luck asking for soup too!
Since when has man been content with his lot in life