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said Nasrudin, "my wife assumes command of the children, the servants, the dog and the parakeet. BUT I SAY PRETTY MUCH WHAT I PLEASE TO THE GOLDFISH."
37.
A young man had just passed his examination for his private pilot's license. He wanted to show off and persuaded the Mulla Nasrudin to go up with him.
When they landed, the Mulla said: "Thanks for the two rides."
"What do you mean,two rides, Uncle?" asked the young man. "You had only one."
"Oh no," said Nasrudin. "TWO. MY FIRST AND MY LAST."
38.
Mulla Nasrudin was lying beside the wrecked car with a broken leg.
He was being questioned by the highway patrolman.
"Married?" asked the patrolman.
"NO," said Nasrudin. "THIS IS THE WORST MESS I HAVE EVER BEEN IN."
39.
The housewife gave Mulla Nasrudin a sandwich, but asked him, "Haven't you been able to find work?"
"Yes, Lady, there is plenty of work," said the Mulla, "but everybody wants a reference from my last employer."
"Can't you get one?" she asked.
"NO," said Nasrudin. "HE HAS BEEN DEAD TWENTY YEARS."
40.
"What in the world happened at the picnic yesterday?" a fellow asked Mulla Nasrudin. "They are saying around the tavern that you acted like a coward."
"Well, I am no fool," the Mulla said. "Some of the girls found a big hornet's nest in the top of a tree and dared me to climb up and get it. And I just didn't do it, that's all."
"Whether you were smart or not," said the friend, "That sort of thing makes you unhonored and unsung around here."
"THAT'S RIGHT," said Nasrudin, "BUT I AM ALSO UNHARMED AND UNSTUNG."
41.
Mulla Nasrudin's wife said to him at a buffet supper: "That's the fifth time you have gone back for more fried chicken. Doesn't it embarrass you?"
"NOT AT ALL," he said. "I KEEP TELLING THEM I AM GETTING IT FOR YOU."
42.
Mulla Nasrudin came up and shook hands with the future bridegroom.
"Congratulations, friend," he said, "on this, one of the happiest days of your life."
"But I am not getting married until tomorrow," said the future bridegroom.
"I KNOW," said
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