Story for the day/Oct 27

Subject: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Auxiris
Date: 27 Oct 00 - 12:08 PM

Hello, everyone. . . having survived both the visit to the dentist AND the bicycle trip to get there and back, here's another story, as promised:

The Cooking Pots

One day, Nasreddine came knocking on his neighbour Fatima's door.

"My dear Fatima! Could you possibly loan me one of your cooking pots? I need it to prepare a meal."

"Of course," she said, "I'll go and get it for you."

She returned with a medium-sized cooking pot and gave it to Nasreddine.

The next day, Nasreddine placed a small cooking pot inside the borrowed one and knocked on his neighbour's door.

"Thank you very much, Fatima. Here's your cooking pot; it's been a great help to me."

"But Nasreddine, the small pot doesn't belong to me."

"Of course it does! During the night, your cooking pot gave birth to a small cooking pot. Since it's the offspring of your pot, it naturally belongs to you."

Even though she thought Nasreddine a fool, Fatima was quite happy to have another cooking pot.

Three days later, Nasreddine came and knocked on his neighbour's door again.

"Dear Fatima! Could you loan me one of your cooking pots once again?"

"Certainly, Nasreddine, with pleasure; I shall loan you the largest and best of my cooking pots."

Secretly, Fatima was hoping to get yet another cooking pot in addition to the one she was about to loan. Nasreddine took the pot, thanked his neighbour and went home.

Two days passed, then four, then seven with no further word from Nasreddine and Fatima was beginning to worry. Finally, she went and knocked on his door.

"Nasreddine!" said she, "You've forgotten to return my cooking pot."

"Oh I haven't forgotten, it's just that I didn't know how to break the bad news to you. The truth of the matter is that, when it was giving birth during the night, your beautiful cooking pot suffered terribly and then died."

"Nasreddine, you wouldn't be trying to make a fool of me, would you? Who ever heard of a cooking pot dying?"

"Unfortunately, Fatima, in real life, all those who give birth eventually die. You could easily accept the idea that one of your cooking pots had given birth, so now you must admit the possibility that the second one has died."

And Nasreddine Hodja kept the la

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 27 Oct 00 - 12:13 PM

Ok...this one's too deep for me!

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Mrrzy
Date: 27 Oct 00 - 12:13 PM

great story! I assume what she kept was the large cooking pot...

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Auxiris
Date: 27 Oct 00 - 01:31 PM

Yes, that's right, Nasreddine kept the large cooking pot. Should have checked the post. Thought I had that
stuff down by now, but apparently not. Live and learn.

cheers,

Aux

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall)
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 12:25 AM

Nice story. I've got dibs on story of the day for the 28th

Rich

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Troll
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 12:33 AM

Good 'un!

troll

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 12:35 AM

Wonderful, wonderful stories, Aux. They really sound like Roma (Gypsy/Traveller) stories to me.........(sorry Lorcan, that is NOT a slam--just that the Rom have SO many "stories" to impart that the gadje don't know. And they are all so valuable. We have never heard these stories, and I have never heard the stories Aux is telling, sooooo.........)

Matt, for a parallel, see Ecclesiastes. For everything there is a season. Meaning, for all that is born, something must die......the story made perfect sense to me.

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: GUEST,Uncle Jaque
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 12:54 AM

Soooo... I had this '85 Volvo that died; does this mean that my '91 Plymouth Voyager may someday give birth to a Volkswagon? Hmmm.. at 118,000 miles, she may be pushing automotive menopause, here. OK; I'd settle for a motor scooter... Now that you mention it, I think she might be having contractions. PUUUUSSH baby; PUUUSSH!!!

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 01:26 AM

Auxiris, beautiful story, thank you!

kat

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Auxiris
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 03:18 AM

Thanks again, everyone. I'll have to take a short break for the moment as I'll be off for a few days down to central France for yet another weeding session (sorry, thread creep). I see that the idea is in good hands, though as Rich has posted one for today. If you liked the two stories I posted, don't miss the one Rich has put in!

cheers,

Aux

Subject: RE: Story for the day/Oct 27
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Oct 00 - 12:56 PM

For a picture of the pot *g*, see http://www.geocities.com/erolby/hoca/index, and click on "pictures and movies"