Many stranded travellers were camping outside the city gates for the night. This was becoming a daily routine because of the corrupt soldiers. As Mulla and his donkey were walking along wondering what to eat, they met a man and his goat. The man shouted, “Try to make this goat shake its head for two thankas. If you succeed, you will win fifty thankas.” Many people tried their luck but the goat stood like a frozen statue. “If I win the money, we could have nice meals as well as save some for tomorrow,” Mulla said to his donkey, and gave two thankas to the man. He whispered something into the goat’s ears and suddenly the goat shook her head violently! The man looked at Mulla in disbelief and asked him, “What did you tell my goat?” “I asked her if she would want to be kissed by the corrupt Sultan of Bukhara?” said Mulla, walking away with his prize money.
Mulla and the Goat
