One afternoon, Nasruddin was resting in the shade of a walnut tree next to a watermelon patch.
"What a strange world this is!" he exclaimed. "Tiny walnuts are growing on this enormous tree, while the watermelons are lying there in the dirt, growing on those scrawny vines. If I were in charge, I'd arrange things in a much more logical way."
Then a walnut happened to fall on Nasruddin's head.
"Praise God, now I understand!" he exclaimed. "It is because of Divine Providence that I was hit on the head by this tiny walnut and not by an enormous watermelon."
Inspired by: Mulla's Donkey and Other Friends by Mehdi Nakosteen
Notes: This story is on p. 23 of the book.
Good thing he didn't know about coconuts.
ReplyDeleteI love this story! It's one that definitely needs to be included in the "Wise Fools" project this summer -- which is an asynch course that's happening as part of a teacher development project I participate in. You might want to sign up for the email; we'll have a wise-fool story of the day starting May 30 and running all summer :-) ... info here: MYFest24.LauraGibbs.net
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