Nasruddin and the baker went fishing. Nasruddin caught a nice big fish, but the baker caught nothing.
Finally the baker stole the fish from Nasruddin's basket and pocketed it. "I give up!" he said. "I'm off to the teahouse."
When Nasruddin later noticed his basket was empty, he rushed to the teahouse to confront the baker.
"I caught the biggest fish ever!" Nasruddin shouted. "It weighed five pounds!" No one reacted. "Ten pounds!" Still nothing. "The fish weighed twenty pounds!"
The baker couldn't take it anymore. "You liar!" he shouted, throwing the fish on the table. "Two pounds at most."
Inspired by: The World of Nasrudin by Idries Shah, free to read online at the Idries Shah Foundation.
Notes: This is story #109 in the book.
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