One Day The Hodja...~ Vinegar ~
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Doğan Can Çiçek
Apr 1, 2012, 4:17:37 PM4/1/12
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~ Vinegar ~
Word got out that Nasreddin Hodja possessed a jar full of vinegar that
was 40 years old. One day a neighbour came knocking on the door.
`Hodja Effendi, is it really true that you have a jar full of 40-year-
old vinegar?'
`It is true.' the Hodja replied.
`Could I have a cup full of that vinegar?'
`No.' said Hodja tersely.
`But Hodja Effendi,' the displeased neighbour pursued, `why wouldn't
you give me some? I only asked for a cup full.'
`Because,' Hodja explained, `if I were to give a cup full to everyone
who asked, my vinegar wouldn't have lasted for 40 years.'
Word got out that Nasreddin Hodja possessed a jar full of vinegar that
was 40 years old. One day a neighbour came knocking on the door.
`Hodja Effendi, is it really true that you have a jar full of 40-year-
old vinegar?'
`It is true.' the Hodja replied.
`Could I have a cup full of that vinegar?'
`No.' said Hodja tersely.
`But Hodja Effendi,' the displeased neighbour pursued, `why wouldn't
you give me some? I only asked for a cup full.'
`Because,' Hodja explained, `if I were to give a cup full to everyone
who asked, my vinegar wouldn't have lasted for 40 years.'
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