The God’s Pumpkins

Nasreddin wanted to plant pumpkins. He spread pumpkin seeds in his fields. He told his wife, “I will plant them in two gardens. One garden is for us, the other is for God. I will sell the harvest of God’s pumpkins and give the money to orphanage and the poor people as our alms.” “Amin.” Said his wife.

Then he planted his own pumkin seeds on the very fertile garden but he planted the God’s pumpkin seeds in the arid infertile garden. Several months later Nasreddin was disappointed to see his pumpkins did not grow well although he had planted them in the fertile garden. Many of them even died. On the other hand, he saw that the God’s pumpkins could grow well and had much more fruits.

Nasreddin decideced to steal the God’s pumpkins. The following night he prepared a big sack and broke into the God’s garde n. They always kept an eye on him. When Nasreddin tried to find a rope to tie up the sack, he left the sack for a while. Quickly the five man stole the sack that was full of big pumpkins.
A moment later Nasreddin went back. He was very frightened to find that his sack was missing. Soon he ran home. He said ti his wife, “He ca Ught me red-handed. He had caught me red-handed while I was stealing his pumpkins.”