To keep track of Ramadan, Nasruddin dropped a pebble in a jar at the end of each day.
His daughter, hoping to end Ramadan sooner, added pebbles to the jar too.
One day, a friend asked Nasruddin how many days of Ramadan had passed. Nasruddin got the jar and counted ninety pebbles. He realized that must be wrong, so he divided by two.
"Forty-five days have passed, my friend!" he said.
"That's impossible!" protested his friend. "Ramadan has only thirty days."
"Be at peace," Nasruddin replied. "It could be worse: the jar says we have been fasting for ninety days!"
Inspired by: Mulla's Donkey and Other Friends by Mehdi Nakosteen
Notes: This story is on p. 119 of the book. You can read more about the holiday of Ramadan at Wikipedia.
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