Mulla Nasruddin
visited this store recently. He found rare tropical fruits from the jungles of
South America and many
strange delicacies from Africa and the Middle East.
In one corner he
found a counter with several trays of human brains. There were politicians'
brains at $1 per pound,
engineers' brains at $2 per pound, and there was one tray Of saints' brains at
$50 per pound.
Since all the
brains looked very much alike, he asked the man behind the counter, "Why
do you charge so much more for
the saints' brains?"
The man peered
out from behind his glasses and answered, "Do you have any idea how many
saints we have
to go through to get a pound of brains?"