The Turkish Jester
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' 'Jest, ' said the Cogia, 'I know nothing of jest;I accepted the gold. ' 'Come, come!' said the Jew, 'we will go before theJudge. ' Said the Cogia, 'I will not go on foot before the Judge. 'Thereupon the Jew brought the Cogia a mule. 'Very good, ' said the Cogia, 'but I must now have a pelisse for my back. ' The Jew brought him thepelisse, and they set off to the tribunal of the Cadi. The Cadi askingwhat they came for, the Jew said, 'This man took from me so many altoonsand now he denies havin...g done so. ' The Cadi looked in the Cogia's face, whereupon the Cogia said, 'My Lord, I asked in prayer of the Most High athousand altoons, which He gave. On counting them, however, I found thatone was wanting, whereupon I said, "He who gives so many altoons willdoubtless give one more, " and I accepted them; but, my Lord, this Jewsays that the pelisse which you see on my back, and the mule on which Iam mounted, are also his. ' 'Yes, assuredly, my Lord, ' said the Jew, 'formine they are both. ' No sooner had he said these words than every onecried out, 'Upon you, you Jew rascal, ' and, rushing upon him, they brokehis head and kicked him out of the tribunal, and the Cogia was sent hometo his house in triumph, not only with the altoons but the pelisse andthe mule beside.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
' 'Jest, ' said the Cogia, 'I know nothing of jest;I accepted the gold. ' 'Come, come!' said the Jew, 'we will go before theJudge. ' Said the Cogia, 'I will not go on foot before the Judge. 'Thereupon the Jew brought the Cogia a mule. 'Very good, ' said the Cogia, 'but I must now have a pelisse for my back. ' The Jew brought him thepelisse, and they set off to the tribunal of the Cadi. The Cadi askingwhat they came for, the Jew said, 'This man took from me so many altoonsand now he denies havin...g done so. ' The Cadi looked in the Cogia's face, whereupon the Cogia said, 'My Lord, I asked in prayer of the Most High athousand altoons, which He gave. On counting them, however, I found thatone was wanting, whereupon I said, "He who gives so many altoons willdoubtless give one more, " and I accepted them; but, my Lord, this Jewsays that the pelisse which you see on my back, and the mule on which Iam mounted, are also his. ' 'Yes, assuredly, my Lord, ' said the Jew, 'formine they are both. ' No sooner had he said these words than every onecried out, 'Upon you, you Jew rascal, ' and, rushing upon him, they brokehis head and kicked him out of the tribunal, and the Cogia was sent hometo his house in triumph, not only with the altoons but the pelisse andthe mule beside.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Nasreddin Hoca to read onlineMoreLess
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