Nasruddin " The Crowded Home "
( Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin )
Nasrudin was talking to his neighbor one day, and the neighbor lamented, “I’m really having trouble fitting my family in our small house. It’s me, my wife, my three kids, and my mother-in-law-all sharing the same cottage. Mulla Nasrudin, you are a wise man. Do you have any advice for me?”
“Yes,” replied Nasrudin. “Do you have any chickens in your yard?
“I have ten,” the man replied.
“Put them in the house,” said Nasrudin.
“But Mulla,” the man remarked, “our house is already cramped as it is.”
“Just try it,” replied Nasrudin.
The man, desperate to find a solution to his spacing woes, followed Nasrudin’s advice, and paid him another visit the next day.
“Mulla,” he said, “things are even worse now. With the chickens in the house, we are even more pressed for space.”
“Now take that donkey of yours,” replied Nasrudin, “and bring it in the house.”
The man bemoaned and objected, but Nasrudin convinced him to do it.
The next day, the man, now looking more distressed than ever, came up to Nasrudin and said, “Now my home is even more crowded! Between my family, the chickens, and that donkey of mine, there is barely any room to move.”
“Well then,” said Nasrudin, “do you have any other animals in your yard?”
“Yes,” the man replied, “we have a goat.”
“OK,” said the other. “Take the goat in your house too.”
The man once again raised a fuss and seemed anything but eager to follow Nasrudin’s advice, but Nasrudin once again convinced him to put yet another animal in the house.
The next day, the man, now full of , and came up to Nasrudin and exclaimed, “My family is really upset now. Everyone is at my throat complaining about the lack of space. Your plan is making us miserable.”
“OK,” Nasrudin replied, “now take all of the animals back outside.”
So the man followed his advice, and the next day, he dropped by Nasrudin and remarked, “Mulla-your plan has worked like a charm. With all the animals out, my house is so spacious that none of us can help but being pleased and uncomplaining.”
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A. QUESTION
1. Who asked for help to Nasruddin ?
A. Mulla
B. His Wife
C. His Friend
D. His Family
E. His Neighbor
2. What was his neighbor problem ?
A. Lack of food
B. Lack of money
C. Lack of Space
D. Lack of job
E. All of the above
3. How many advise did Nasruddin gave ?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
E. 1
4. What happened after his neighbor took Nasruddin last advise ?
A. Things were even worse.
B. His neighbor look more distressed than ever.
C. His neighbor family was really upset.
D. His neighbor commented that Nasruddin advise was miserable
E. His neighbor thank him
5. What is the moral value of the story ?
A. Don't believe other.
B. Sometimes you don't realize until you feel something that's even worse.
C. Solution will come in the end.
D. Every problem has it's own solution.
E. Sometimes other's solution is better.
