Mulla Nasruddin was hired to deliver seven donkeys to a neighbouring town. As he went on his way, his mind began to wander. Minutes later, he checked to see if all the donkeys were still there. “One, two, three, four, five, six,” he counted. Some what worried, he counted again, “One, two, three, four, five, six!” Now even more worried, he got off the donkey he was riding and counted once again, “One, two three, four, five, six, seven!” Greatly confused, Mulla got back onto the donkey and counted. Then, he got off the donkey and counted once more. “Ah!” he said. “These donkeys are playing a trick on me so I won’t ride any of them. When I sit on one of them, they create some sort of illusion, and one of them seems to be missing. But when I stand behind them, they stop messing with me.” So, he walked behind the donkeys till he reached the town.
Mulla, the Donkey Deliverer
