WHAT IS BREAD
BREAD
A Mulla Nasrudin Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE
All the seven ministers of the king accused Mulla Nasrudin of talking nonsense and so Mulla Nasrudin was summoned by the king for an explanation.
“Your Honour,” Nasrudin pleaded before the King, “Please permit me to ask just one question to your seven wise ministers…I want them to write the answer on a piece of paper and then give it to you.”
“Have paper and pens brought,” said the King.
Paper and pens were brought and distributed to the seven ministers.
Mulla Nasrudin looked at the seven ministers and said, “O wise men, each of you please write the answer to this simple question on the paper and give it to the king: WHAT IS BREAD…?“
The seven ministers all wrote their answers and the papers were handed to the King, who read out the answers one by one:
The first wrote: “Bread is a Food.”
The second said: “Bread is a combination of flour and water exposed to the heat of a fire.”
The third wrote: “Bread is a gift from God.”
The fourth: “A punishment food…served in prisons with water…bread and water…”
The fifth: “There are so many kinds of bread…which one do you mean…?”
The sixth: “A Nutritious Food.”
The seventh: “Full of calories…bread is bad for health…best not eaten.”
On hearing these answers Mulla Nasrudin submitted to the king, “Your Majesty, how can you trust these men? Is it not laughable that they cannot make sense of something they eat every day, yet they are unanimous that I talk nonsense…!”
Dear Reader, now I am confused…please tell me WHAT IS BREAD…?
And also tell me what is the moral of this story…?
VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2010
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
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About the Author
VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU and The Lawrence School Lovedale, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource and Training Manager by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book “Appetite for a Stroll”. Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog – http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
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