Once, Mulla was invited to a rich man’s feast. Of all the delicacies served, he particularly liked a dish called, ‘Fish Baghdadi’. After the feast, the rich man asked his chef to write the recipe for Mulla while his servants served dried fruits to the guests. Mulla noticed a guest quietly filling his pockets with the dried fruits. He took a jug full of water and poured it into his pocket. “Friends! Our guest’s pocket has eaten too many dried fruits. One has to drink a lot of water after consuming dried fruits; otherwise it causes constipation,” he explained. Mulla turned the guest’s pocket inside out. The thief guest turned as white as a chalk! The rich man smiled at Mulla and went to the embarrassed guest. He patted on his back and said, “Don’t worry, friend! It happens. It happened to me, too.”
The Thief Guest
