मुल्ला नसरुद्दीन के किस्से व हास्य-रहस्य

CHAPTER 1. 116. Mulla Nasrudin’s teenager son had dented a fender on the family car. ”What did your father say when you told him?” the boy’s mother asked. ”Should I leave out the cuss words?” he said. ”Yes, of course,” said his mother. ”IN THAT CASE,” said the boy, ”HE DIDN’T SAY A WORD.” 117. The woman lecturer was going strong. ”For centuries women have been misjudged and mistreated,” she shouted. ”They have suffered in a thousand ways. Is there any way that women have not suffered?” As she paused to let that question sink in, it was answered by Mulla Nasrudin, who was presiding the meeting. ”YES, THERE IS ONE WAY,” he said. ”THEY HAVE NEVER SUFFERED IN SILENCE.” 118. The man at the poultry counter had sold everything except one fryer. Mulla Nasrudin, a customer, said he was entertaining at dinner and wanted a nice-sized fryer. The clerk threw the fryer on the scales and said, ”This one will be 1.35.” ”Well,” said the Mulla, ”I really wanted a larger one.” The clerk, thinking fast, put the fryer back in the box and stirred it around a bit. Then he brought it out again and put it on the scales. ”This one,” he said, ”will be S1.95.” ”WONDERFUL,” said Nasrudin. ”I WILL TAKE BOTH OF THEM!” 119. A highway patrolman pulled alongside Mulla Nasrudin’s car and waved him to the side of the road. ”Sir your wife fell out of the car three miles back,” he said. ”SO THAT’S IT,” said the Mulla. ”I THOUGHT I HAD GONE STONE DEAF.” 120. The young doctor seemed pleased after looking over his patient, Mulla Nasrudin. ”You are getting along just fine,” he said. ”Of course. your shoulder is still badly swollen, but that does not bother me in the least.” 202 (Jokes of Mulla Nasrudin) 32 Osho