Nasrudin’s Pie Adventure: A Tale of Unexpected Hospitality

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Nasrudin walked into the city of 'Konia' for the first time. He was at once struck by the number of patisseries. His appetite sharpened, he went into one of these shops and started to devour a pie. Certain that he would get nothing out of this ragged apparition, the owner rushed at him and cuffed him.

'What kind of a town is this?' asked the 'Mulla'; ' a place where they hit a man as soon as he started eating.


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