A mechanic sold a car he had fixed up
and repaired to his friend, Mulla Nasrudin. The next day he was sorry he sold
it, so he went to see the Mulla.
"I will buy the car back from
you," he said, "and give you fifty dollars' profit."
So Nasrudin sold him the car. The
following day, he looked up the mechanic.
"I am sorry I sold the car back to
you," the Mulla said. "I will give you seventy-five dollars' profit
for it."
So the Mulla bought the car back. The
next day, the mechanic was sorry he sold it and bought it back again, giving
Nasrudin one hundred dollars profit. The following day, the Mulla came to buy
it back, but learned that the mechanic had sold it to a used-car dealer.
"YOU DOPE! WHY DID YOU SELL IT TO
A STRANGER?" said Nasrudin, "ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WERE BOTH MAKING SUCH
A WONDERFUL LIVING OUT OF IT."
