48. Nasruddin’s Lost Key
Nasruddin was walking around his yard, peering down at the ground and muttering to himself.
Nasruddin’s wife came out and asked him, “Did you lose something?”
“I’ve lost my key,” said Nasruddin.
“I’ll help you look,” said his wife.
Some time passed, and his wife was ready to give up. “Do you have any idea just where exactly you might have dropped it?” she asked.
“I dropped it somewhere in the basement,” Nasruddin replied, not looking up.
“Then why are you looking for it out here?” she exclaimed.
“It’s dark in the basement,” Nasruddin said. “There’s more light out here.”
This Tale is from “Tiny Tales of Nasruddin” by Laura Gibbs. The book is licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. © 2019-2022 Laura Gibbs.
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