Mullah Nasruddin: The crowded Home
Mulla Nasruddin stories are hilarious and at the same time with a moral. Starting a series on this which I really like to read anytime. One day, Mulla Nasruddin was talking to his neighbor. The neighbor was looking so miserable that Nasruddin asked him what was bothering him. The man started to complain about the lack of space in his house and said, “It is such a small house, Mulla. And me, my wife, my three children and my mother-in-law–all have to live together in the same little cottage. It is very cramped and there is hardly any space to move around.” He asked Nasruddin for some advice on how to deal with this problem. Nasruddin said, “Do you keep chickens in the yard?” “Yes, ten of them,” replied the man. “Good. Bring them inside the house and keep them there,” said Nasruddin. “But, Mulla!” the man exclaimed. “My house is already overcrowded.” “Just do as I say,” Nasruddin replied. The man was really very troubled and wanted to find a solution to his problem. He deci