~ The Crow and the Wash Day ~
It was the laundry day. Nasreddin Hodja took the washtub, his wife bore the dirties bundle and they headed to the stream to wash their clothes. Hodja's wife placed their only soap bar on top of the bundle of dirty garments. As they were busy filling in the washtub, a crow swooped down and grabbed the bar of soap.
`Hodja Effendi,' the wife screamed, `a crow took our soap. Do something!' Nasreddin Hodja looked hopelessly behind the crow that was flying away.
`Woman, let him go.' he reasoned, `Look at him, he is as black as coal. Obviously he needs a good wash more than we do.'
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