"I'm afraid that's not possible," said Nasruddin. He tried to sound apologetic, but he really didn't want to loan anything to anyone. "I'm using the clothesline right now."
"But I didn't see any clothes drying outside. What are you using it for?"
"I'm using it to dry flour," Nasruddin explained. "I spilled some water and the flour got wet. The flour is still drying."
"You can't use a clothesline for drying flour!" exclaimed the neighbor. "That's impossible!"
"It's completely possible," Nasruddin replied calmly, "when your purpose is to avoid loaning out your clothesline."
Inspired by: The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin by Ron Suresha where it is story 67.
Notes: The story also appears in The Sufis by Idries Shah, free to read online at the Idries Shah Foundation.
I included this book in Tiny Tales of Nasruddin, where it is story 100.
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