1
Psst! Nasrudin! Pssst!
says the neighbor
at the doorway;
Nasrudin looks down from his roof
where he's fixing some tiles
and sees his neighbor in the street
Yes? Nasrudin asks
*Come down, Nasrudin;
I have something to say
that cannot be said aloud;
you must stand at the same level
to hear what I have to say*
2
And so Nasrudin comes down
the ladder
and asks his neighbor what the matter is;
and the neighbor whispers:
*Nasrudin - lend me a 1000 dollars;
I need it straight away...*
Come up, says Nasrudin
with no hesitation,
and he climbs
back up to the roof
and the neighbor follows
3
Now here is something,
whispers Nasrudin
(once they are both seated on the roof)
*that I could not say below in the street
but that can be said
when we are at the same height:
No; now you can go*
Sep 5, 2011
Sep 5, 2011 at 5:55 AM UTC
1
Psst! Nasrudin! Pssst!
says the neighbor
at the doorway;
Nasrudin looks down from his roof
where he's fixing some tiles
and sees his neighbor in the street
Yes? Nasrudin asks
*Come down, Nasrudin;
I have something to say
that cannot be said aloud;
you must stand at the same level
to hear what I have to say*
2
And so Nasrudin comes down
the ladder
and asks his neighbor what the matter is;
and the neighbor whispers:
*Nasrudin - lend me a 1000 dollars;
I need it straight away...*
Come up, says Nasrudin
with no hesitation,
and he climbs
back up to the roof
and the neighbor follows
3
Now here is something,
whispers Nasrudin
(once they are both seated on the roof)
*that I could not say below in the street
but that can be said
when we are at the same height:
No; now you can go*
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