More Devious Than The Devil| حیله گرتراز شیطان

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“25th story”
 
First Published; Feb.08.2018
 
 
 

A woman asked the Devil: “Do you see that tailor?” and pointed to a small deprived shop.

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The devil said: “Yes.”

The woman continued: “He loves his wife so much. Can you make him hate his wife?”

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Devil responded: “It would be simple.”

The devil walked towards the shop. He tried many tricks on the tailor but couldn’t convince him to dislike his wife. He came back towards the woman and confessed that he couldn’t deceive the tailor because he loved his wife truly.

The woman said: “But a woman can.”

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She walked to the tailor’s shop, pointed to an expensive fabric, and said: “Can I have two meters of this fine fabric? My son wanted to buy a gift for his lover and asked me to help him.”

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The tailor cut two meters of the fabric and handed it to her.

The woman paid and walked out of the store. Then she went towards the tailor’s house and knocked on the door.

 The tailor’s wife opened the door and saw a stranger.

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The woman asked: “Sorry, I am lost, hungry, and thirsty. Could you feed me so I get my strength and go home?”

The kind wife of the tailor invited her in and went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

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The woman hid the fabric behind the door. She ate the food thanked the tailor’s wife for her hospitality and left.

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When the tailor came home, he saw the fabric. The tailor remembered the story of the woman and her son’s gift to his lover and assumed that his wife was the lover.

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 The tailor started fighting and accusing his wife. 

That woman looked at the devil and said: “Do you see how a woman can be more deceiving than the devil? Watch how we can be an angel too.”

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The woman knocked on the tailor’s door. When he opened the door, she said: “Sorry to bother you, sir, I was tired and hungry and your very kind wife invited me in and fed me food. When I was leaving, I forgot to take my fabric with me. Could you please bring it to me?”

 

Dear friends, don’t forget to read my books.

 
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118 comments ›

  1. righteousbruin9
    February 8, 2018 • 1:39 pm

    I have seen this, with my own eyes.

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  2. BeckiesMentalMess.wordpress.com
    February 8, 2018 • 2:06 pm

    NIce! Very well written. I enjoyed this a great deal. 🙂

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  3. hassanmosleh
    February 8, 2018 • 2:13 pm

    Oh my God what a woman! I enjoyed the story , I like short tales with a big concept, thanks

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  4. Peter Klopp
    February 8, 2018 • 5:20 pm

    Great story! As a man I do not know how women feel about this tale, but I have seen both sides in my life time.

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  5. mazhargondal
    February 8, 2018 • 7:01 pm

    I am convinced of your imagination
    You have done so much for nice thinking
    But many women may also be angry with you
    The woman’s work has also been increased from a devil
    Very wonderful Dear Laleh Chini

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  10. Alicia
    February 11, 2018 • 10:33 pm

    This is a wonderfully written story 😍 that holds a lot of truth as well.

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  11. Crystal And Daisy Mae
    February 12, 2018 • 3:45 pm

    What an interesting post. However it seems to paint a bad picture of ALL Women.

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  12. lupa08
    February 12, 2018 • 5:16 pm

    I like to look at this story as a lesson that women are more capable than the devil. It takes away the starch in the religious scriptures about how Satan was able to corrupt Eve first because Satan only has the power to deceive but a Woman also has the power to alleviate. Good story!

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  13. D. Wallace Peach
    February 13, 2018 • 3:37 pm

    What a dark and devious tale. Well done.

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  14. Dewin Nefol
    February 14, 2018 • 12:16 am

    Hey Laleh, Namaste 🙂

    O a woman’s wicked wiles: she can twist and turn anything more ways than a cat on a hot tin roof! 😉

    Another excellent story thoroughly enjoyed, thank you. You weave a wonderful tale. The photograph of the tailors shop is wonderful: the word ‘modes’ is perhaps derived from the older word ‘modist’ meaning tailor or stylist.

    Hoping life is a peach on a beach and the sun shining. Take care 🙂

    Namaste 🙂

    DN

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  15. tamaraknowsbestblog
    February 14, 2018 • 12:50 am

    Wow what a fabulous story and concept.😊

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  16. freiedenkerin
    February 19, 2018 • 4:08 pm

    It is always a pleasure to say that I love your stories. 🙂

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  17. Shayra
    February 21, 2018 • 2:39 pm

    Well written. I liked the story😊

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  18. myexpressionofthoughtsblog
    February 26, 2018 • 12:01 pm

    Beautiful story!! I don’t know but a thought if evil or male would have done the same thing the result would be same .. as still there was a little trust that was missing in that relationship.
    If I consider my parents preachings they trust us even if the whole world is against us. Somebody complains or says wrong about us they will surely reconfirm in their own manner before believing the story completely.

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  19. firewordsblog
    May 4, 2018 • 3:43 am

    This story reminds me a little of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, except that the devil in that play is an archetypal jealous and scheming male, Iago. Othello’s wife Desdemona is unable to defend herself against the rage of her husband, because Iago knows how to enflame Othello’s passions, posing as Othello’s friend who pretends he does not want to incriminate anyone. Iago knows how make it look like he does not want to reveal his lie, a piece of false evidence, Desdemona’s handkerchief (again, it is cloth that provides the catalyst for Othello’s murderous rage).

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  20. www.tourismobserver.com
    August 12, 2018 • 3:14 am

    Reblogged this on Tourism Observer.

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  21. Paola
    August 12, 2018 • 7:28 pm

    Thank you, very wise. I’m going to translate it in italian 🙂

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  22. Jack Eason
    September 26, 2018 • 8:05 am

    Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
    When it comes to being devious…

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  23. Dracul Van Helsing
    December 3, 2018 • 6:26 am

    Reblogged this on Dracul Van Helsing and commented:
    A great story written by an excellent storyteller and writer.

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  24. ortensia
    December 3, 2018 • 1:42 pm

    Great story…..and truthful indeed!

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  25. utahan15
    May 18, 2020 • 11:19 am

    woman other side
    of the sky
    and that indeed
    is why
    i am obtuse
    and refuse
    to chase any tail

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  26. crispina kemp
    May 18, 2020 • 12:29 pm

    Clever, in the way that women can be, and that probably earned us man’s suspicion 🙂

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  27. Jordan Hoggard
    May 18, 2020 • 8:59 pm

    Well written and full story. I won’t why she singled him out. Maybe it was like a drive-buy with first guile and then angelic ablution? She certainly put a thick tree ring in that couple’s life. 🙂

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  28. www.corneliaweber-photography.com
    May 18, 2020 • 9:56 pm

    This parable, is just a demonstration of the women’s power winning over the evil.

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  30. Juan Francisco
    May 19, 2020 • 3:25 pm

    Me encanta su página, es maravillosa.Todas las historias están bien elegidas. Muy buen trabajo.

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  32. Enviroart
    May 20, 2020 • 9:00 am

    Great story, well said 😊

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  33. morishige
    May 21, 2020 • 2:34 pm

    This story is really intriguing. I observe that some people tend to blame the devil, making him a culprit of their own evil acts.

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  35. Sadje
    December 14, 2023 • 9:09 am

    Very interesting story. Trust and mistrust are both very powerful emotions

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  38. MichaelStephenWills
    December 21, 2023 • 5:28 am

    Dear Laleh,

    Your story, weaving the devil’s cunning against a woman’s guile, paints a haunting picture of human nature. The tailor’s steadfast love juxtaposed with the woman’s deceitful machinations offers a poignant reflection on trust and betrayal. It’s a stark reminder of how easily love can be clouded by suspicion, and how the most malevolent manipulations often wear a human face. Your narrative serves as a solemn testament to the complexities of the human heart and the fragility of relationships in the face of deception. Mike

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  39. bigskybuckeye
    December 24, 2023 • 2:57 pm

    Great lesson with this story. When we assume too quickly, we just might miss the rest of the story. Blessings Laleh.

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