入门级014-Nasreddin_story_02

2 Nasreddin and the meat

Nasreddin bought three kilos of meat at thebutcher's.

He took it home and gave it to his wife. Then hewent to work.

His wife immediately went out and called herfriends.

'Come and have lunch with me today!' she said.

When Nasreddin arrived home that evening, his wifeput a plate of bread and onions on the table.

'But where's the meat that I gave you thismorning?' asked Nasreddin.

'The cat ate it,' replied his wife.

Nasreddin immediately went and got the scales. Hepicked up the cat and put it on the scales. It weighed exactly three kilos!

'This is very strange!' he said. 'If the catweighs exactly three kilos, where's the meat? And if this is the meat, where'sthe cat?'