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when once, Mulla Nasrudin got up calmly from the table, gave the hero a paternal thump on the back and remarked, "I SUPPOSE, YOUNG CHAP, YOUR FATHER MUST HAVE BEEN A BACHELOR TOO."
129.
At a breakfast one morning, Mulla Nasrudin was telling his wife about the meeting of his civic club the night before. "The president of the club," he said, "offered a silk hat to the member who would truthfully say that during his married life he had never kissed any woman but his wife. And not a man stood up."
"Why," his wife asked, "didn't you stand up?"
"WELL," said Nasrudin, "I WAS GOING TO, BUT YOU KNOW HOW SILLY I LOOK IN A SILK HAT."
130.
The minister was congratulating Mulla Nasrudin on his 40th wedding anniversary. "It requires a lot of patience, tolerance, and understanding to live with the same woman for 40 years," he said.
"THANK YOU," said Nasrudin, "BUT SHE'S NOT THE SAME WOMAN SHE WAS WHEN WE WERE FIRST MARRIED."
131.
Mulla Nasrudin was talking to his little girl about being brave.
"But ain't you afraid of cows and horses?" she asked.
"Of course not." said the Mulla
"And ain't you afraid of bees and thunder and lightening?" asked the child.
"Certainly not." said the Mulla again.
"GEE, DADDY," she said "GUESS YOU AIN'T AFRAID OF NOTHING IN THE WORLD BUT MAMA."
132.
The audience was questioning Mulla Nasrudin who had just spoken on big game hunting in Africa.
"Is it true," asked one, "that wild beasts in the jungle won't harm you if you carry a torch?"
"THAT ALL DEPENDS," said Nasrudin "ON HOW FAST YOU CARRY IT."
133.
A father was bragging about his daughter who had studied painting in Paris.
"This is the sunset my daughter painted," he said to Mulla Nasrudin. "She studied painting abroad, you know."
"THAT ACCOUNTS FOR IT," said Nasrudin. "I NEVER SAW A SUNSET LIKE THAT IN THIS COUNTRY."
134.
Mulla Nasrudin and one of his friends rented a boat and went fishing. In a remote part of the like they found a spot where the fish were really biting.
"We'd better mark this spot so we can come back tomorrow,"
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