Abu Nawas’ Wife

Once, Abu Nawas and his wife were arguing and Abu Nawas said to his wife that she was stupid. She met her friends and said, “I want to buy cleverness.” Abu Nawas overheard their conversation. Abu Nawas decided to play a trick. He went out in the street and started playing with a ball in a net. He bounced it up and down and shouted, “Who will buy cleverness?” She immediately said, “I will. Do you have any?” Abu Nawas was ready to sell it and asked her what she would pay for it. She replied, “I can give you anything you want.” Then he said, “Get me your husband’s clothes.” And she agreed. After a while, she brought all her husband’s clothes and gave them to him. He gave her the ball and said, “This is cleverness.” Happily, she went home and said, “I bought cleverness!” When Abu Nawas asked her what she paid for it, she said, “I paid all of your clothes.” He was furious.

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