The Town Gossip

The Town Gossip: Nasrudin, I just saw a huge tub of choresht (stew) that some men
were transporting.
Nasrudin: What s it to me?
The Town Gossip: They were delivering it to your house.
Nasrudin: What s it to you?
The Stranger s Request
One day, Nasrudin was repairing his roof, and was interrupted by a stranger knoc
king
on his door.
What do you want? Nasrudin shouted down to him from the roof.
Come down so I can tell you, the stranger replied.
Nasrudin angrily climbed down the ladder. Well! Nasrudin snapped at the stranger,
What is so important?
Can you spare some money for this poor old man? asked the stranger in a near
whisper.
Nasrudin started to climb up the ladder and said, Follow me up to the roof.
When they both reached the roof, Nasrudin turned to the stranger and said, No, yo
u
can t have any money. Now get off my roof!