Born With No Tail| بدون دم متولد شده

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“9th story”

First published; Oct.12.2017

 

A long time ago,

on the way to a small town, a donkey was stuck in a hole and the owner was trying hard to rescue his donkey.

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A passerby saw the situation and came to help.

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A passerby saw the situation and came to help.

The passerby held the donkey’s tail and the owner said, “Don’t pull my donkey with its tail.” 

But the passerby pulled hard and ripped the tail off. The owner started to yell. The passerby ran away and the owner ran after him.

The passerby ran into a dead end and entered a house without permission.

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There was a pregnant woman in the house who got very scared which made her lose her fetus, so her husband started to run after the passerby along with the donkey’s owner.

The passerby was running fast and jumped over a wall and fell on a sick man who was there with his son and killed the sick man accidentally.

The sick man’s son ran after the passerby accompanying the donkey’s owner and the pregnant woman’s husband.

On the way, the passerby hit a pedestrian accidentally and broke his cane. The broken cane went into one of the pedestrian’s eyes, causing it to go blind. The pedestrian, as well as the others, ran after the passerby.

The passerby was tired and had to stop somewhere.

He ran into the town’s only judge’s house.

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When he entered the judge’s house without authorization, he found out the judge was with somebody’s wife and was having an affair.

After a few moments, all four complainants walked into, the judge’s house and started shouting and complaining about the passerby.

The judge had to keep the affair secret, so he had to vote against the complainants.

The pedestrian started explaining his story and asked for justice. The judge said: “How can I be sure you weren’t the one who hit the passerby? You need to bring four eyewitnesses, and if you don’t have any, you should pay thirty coins fine for wasting a judge’s time.” The poor pedestrian paid thirty coins and left.

The son of the sick man was called and he told his story. The judge said: “The equal punishment would be for you to jump on the passerby’s father just once. Or pay thirty coins for wasting my time.” The son paid the fine and walked away sad and disappointed.

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The husband of the pregnant woman explained what had happened and he was sad because this was their fourth loss as they had been trying to have a child.

The judge said: “You lost three babies already, why should I blame the fourth one on the passerby? Pay thirty coins for wasting my time.”

The donkey’s owner realized this judge would never be reasonable and wanted to leave without complaining.

The judge said: “It is your turn. Why are you leaving.”

The donkey owner replied: “Your honour, my donkey was born with no tail.”

Dear friends don’t forget to read my stories.

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77 comments ›

  1. Jack Eason's avatar
    Jack Eason
    October 12, 2017 • 4:24 pm

    Yet again you’ve brought a smile to my face Laleh 😉 x

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  2. nilichoandika's avatar
    nilichoandika
    October 12, 2017 • 9:10 pm

    Oh,you should have seen my face when the owner of the donkey said his donkey was born without a tail!

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    corneliaweberphotography
    October 13, 2017 • 1:07 am

    Love the story, Laleh, thank you for sharing.

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    Jack Eason
    October 14, 2017 • 6:27 am

    Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
    Another priceless tale from Laleh 😉

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    hassanmosleh
    October 14, 2017 • 1:15 pm

    Once again a great story. I am thrilled. You always choose to write attractive tales. Good job.

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    ceayr
    October 19, 2017 • 9:03 pm

    I think this is the most awful story!
    It is beautifully recounted, but the moral is that bad people do bad things and don’t get punished?
    Hmmm…

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    pujakins
    May 26, 2018 • 1:23 am

    Great story. I love the stories that teach a lesson or two or three…Sufi Stories are like that, too. Idries Shah collected a lot of them. Thanks for posting! Great story. Thanks also for signing on to follow my blog.Plealse let me know if you have any comments or thoughts. Warmest wishes to you, Tasha

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    anamikaisblogging
    September 20, 2018 • 1:22 pm

    Haha….I laughed out loud at the donkey owner’s answer. You are a brilliant story teller.

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    natuurfreak
    October 8, 2018 • 9:35 pm

    Wel een gek verhaal maar jij kan vertellen als de beste

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    utahan15
    February 3, 2020 • 10:57 am

    snow covered
    tracks
    and like
    that virgin again!

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  17. Whispers and Wellness's avatar
    MY TRUTH, MY JOURNEY.
    February 3, 2020 • 11:22 am

    Lol, hilarious & I enkoyed every bit of reading it. Was actually curious how it will end 😆

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    MichaelStephenWills
    February 3, 2020 • 11:26 am

    Pretty wild….life can be like that if we are not careful.

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  19. Ultra's avatar
    Ultra
    February 3, 2020 • 1:20 pm

    I laugh, but was everyone laugh? This justice depends on the circumstances …
    Regards

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    Rosaliene Bacchus
    February 3, 2020 • 1:48 pm

    The owner of the donkey caused all the ensuring crises all because of a lie that people believed. Based on his lies, everyone else is blamed and punished. How appropriate for the dark times we live in!

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    JT Twissel
    February 3, 2020 • 1:51 pm

    Oh my! Great folk tale. No pun intended!

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    simplywendi
    February 3, 2020 • 4:38 pm

    thank you for sharing your insightful stories……….

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    derrickjknight
    February 4, 2020 • 6:41 am

    I had to think about this one. Well done

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  25. AmericaOnCoffee's avatar
    America On Coffee
    February 5, 2020 • 1:24 am

    Well written! I can relate to the analogy and the chain reaction leading to corruption. A brilliant write Laleh !

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    Francine Hamelin
    February 5, 2020 • 8:09 am

    Great story, and very funny! Loved it!

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    Sadje
    February 15, 2024 • 10:17 am

    This sounds like a kangaroo court that we have in Pakistan.

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    janetsm
    February 19, 2024 • 4:44 pm

    This is funny all over again, Laleh!

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    bigskybuckeye
    March 1, 2024 • 8:45 am

    Laleh, your words spun quite a narrative. The ending makes us pause and reflect upon our own imperfections.

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