Nasreddin knew that most of his neighbours were kind-hearted except one lady. She liked borrowing things from others but always forgot to return them.
One day the woman came to Nasreddin's house. After greeting him, the woman said, "I have to carry a lot of things to the town this morning. I have neither any rope to tie them up nor donkey to carry all the things. May I borrow yours? I will return them to you this afternoon as soon as I finished using them."
Nasreddin thought that she would also forget to return the rope and the donkey. So he answered, "I'm so sorry. I use the rope myself."
"But I see it lying on the floor," said the woman.
"Right. That's the way I use it," answered Nasreddin.
"How long will you use your rope in that way?"
"Till I want to lend it to someone," said Nasreddin.
The woman was disappointed. But she asked Nasreddin further about his donkey. She asked, "May I borrow your donkey?" Nasreddin answered, "Sorry, I cannot lend it to you either. My donkey is borrowed by my brother-in-law. If it were here, I would be very glad to lend you."
"Really? Last night I saw it behind your house. Where is it now?" asked the woman. "Early in the morning my brother-in-law brought it to the town." answered Nasreddin. But at the same time, his donkey brayed loudly from the backyard.
Angrily, the woman said, "Well, you tell me a lie. I can hear that the donkey is in the backyard. I hear it braying. You should be ashamed of yourself, Nasreddin." Nasreddin was angry too. He shouted, "Shame on you. You believe the donkey better than me. That's ridiculous!"
One day the woman came to Nasreddin's house. After greeting him, the woman said, "I have to carry a lot of things to the town this morning. I have neither any rope to tie them up nor donkey to carry all the things. May I borrow yours? I will return them to you this afternoon as soon as I finished using them."
Nasreddin thought that she would also forget to return the rope and the donkey. So he answered, "I'm so sorry. I use the rope myself."
"But I see it lying on the floor," said the woman.
"Right. That's the way I use it," answered Nasreddin.
"How long will you use your rope in that way?"
"Till I want to lend it to someone," said Nasreddin.
The woman was disappointed. But she asked Nasreddin further about his donkey. She asked, "May I borrow your donkey?" Nasreddin answered, "Sorry, I cannot lend it to you either. My donkey is borrowed by my brother-in-law. If it were here, I would be very glad to lend you."
"Really? Last night I saw it behind your house. Where is it now?" asked the woman. "Early in the morning my brother-in-law brought it to the town." answered Nasreddin. But at the same time, his donkey brayed loudly from the backyard.
Angrily, the woman said, "Well, you tell me a lie. I can hear that the donkey is in the backyard. I hear it braying. You should be ashamed of yourself, Nasreddin." Nasreddin was angry too. He shouted, "Shame on you. You believe the donkey better than me. That's ridiculous!"
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