MULLAH
NASRUDDIN and the Nail
EX
A 1.
Q1.
A1.Mullah
Nasruddin was a local priest in a small village.
Q2.
A2.No
one knew whether he was crazy or a sage because of his strange
activities.He was deeply involved in spiritual pursuits and material
comforts occupied a secondary place in his life.
Q3.
A3.Debts
accumulated , and he ran out of credit.Eventually he had to sell his
ancestral house.
Q4.
A4.Nasruddin
added the clause that he should be allowed to keep the ownership of
the nail on the wall of the living room and do whatever he wanted to
do with it.
Q5.
A5.The
neighbour convinced his wife that since they are getting the house
for half its value there was no harm in allowing Nasruddin to keep
the nail.As he only wanted to worship it.
Q6.
A
6.She was angry because Nasruddin kept returning to worship the
nail.The first time he hung his turban,then his scarf,then coat and
ultimately brought the sack full of cow dung to hang.Obviously the
wife was furious with her husband.She threatened to leave him.
Q7.
A7.The
neighbour felt that Nasruddin had crossed his limits.So he called for
a meeting of the council of elders.The assembly of wise men studied
the contract between him and Nasruddin.They found nothing wrong with
what Nasruddin had done and eventually dismissed the case.The
neighbour lost the case.
Q8.
A8.The
neighbour's wife refused to allow Mullah to continue worshipping the
nail in spite of the wise men's verdict.There were long arguments
between the husband and wife
.Finally
the neighbour asked Mullah to buy his house back at a bargain
price.Nasruddin happily agreed and moved back into his house.
EX
A2.
1.
a)The
object being referred to here is the nail sticking out of the wall of
the living room of Nasruddin's house.
b)His
father had a massive heart attack and died before he could complete
hammering the nail in.
c)The
speaker is selling his ancestral house at half price to his crafty
neighbour.He wants to teach him a lesson.So he makes up this story
about the nail.He obviously has some plan in his mind.
2.
a)The
neighbour's wife says this to her husband.
b)Nasruddin
was taking advantage of the little clause in the contract by coming
back to their house to worship the nail.
3.
a)The
neighbour says this to Mullah.
b)The
listener had brought in a sack of cow dung.Seeing him drag it in ,the
neighbour's wife was furious and threatened to leave her husband.
c)The
listener went on to hang the cow dung on his nail.
