A Gift from God

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'Nasrudin' was out walking when a bee stung him on the nose. The wound began to swell alarmingly and he hurried off to see the doctor. As he crossed the bazaar, a wag pointed and laughed: "Where did you get that nose-from a donkey?"

'Yes' replied the 'Mulla'. 'When God divided the ass, he gave you the brain and me the nose."


 


[Source: The World Of Nasrudin by Idrees Shah]

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