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neighbour’s house to borrow a larger
pot. The neighbour was too glad to

lend him one. A week passed, but
Nasruddin did not go back to return

the pot. One evening, the neighbour

bumped into Nasruddin at the
market and asked, “Where is

my pot?” “It’s dead,” said
Nasruddin. “But how is

that possible?” asked

the neighbour. Then
Nasruddin said, “When

I said that your pot had

given birth to a baby
pot, you believed it and

accepted the two pots.
How did Nasruddin trick his If that is possible, then this is also
neighbour regarding the pot?
possible.”

3. Mullah Nasruddin at the banquet

Mullah Nasruddin heard that there was a banquet
being held in the nearby town. Everyone was

invited for the grand feast. Nasruddin made his

way there as quickly as he could. When the host
saw him in his ragged cloak, he seated him in a

corner, far from the great table where the

most important people were seated.
Nasruddin got up and went home. He

dressed himself in a magnificent cloak
and a turban and returned to the feast.

As soon as he arrived there, the host saw

him and gave him a grand welcome amidst

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