The Three Wise Men
One day some wise men, who were going about the country trying to find
answers to some of the great questions of their time, came to
Nasreddin’s district and asked to see the wisest man in the place.
Nasreddin was brought forward, and a big crowd gathered to listen.
The first wise man began by asking, “Where is the exact center of the world?”
“It is under my right heel,” answered Nasreddin.
“How can you prove that?” asked the first wise man.
“If you don’t believe me,” answered Nasreddin, “measure and see.”
The first wise man had nothing to answer to that, so the second wise man asked his question.
“How many stars are there in the sky?” he said.
“As many as there are hairs on my donkey,” answered Nasreddin.
“What proof have you got of that?” asked the second wise man.
“If you don’t believe me,” answered Nasreddin, “count the hairs on my donkey and you will see.”
“That’s foolish talk,” said the other. “How can one count the hairs on a donkey?”
“Well,”
answered Nasreddin, “How can one count the stars in the sky? If one is
foolish talk, so is the other.” The second wise man was silent.
The
third wise man was becoming annoyed with Nasreddin and his answers, so
he said, “You seem to know a lot about your donkey, so can you tell me
how many hairs there are in its tail?”
“Yes,” answered Nasreddin. “There are exactly as many hairs in its tail as there are in your beard.”
“How can you prove that?” said the other.
“I
can prove it very easily,” answered Nasreddin. “You can pull one hair
out of my donkey’s tail for every one I pull out of your beard. If the
hairs on my donkey’s tail do not come to an end at exactly the same time
as the hairs in your beard, I will admit that I was wrong.”
Of course, the third wise man was not willing to do this, so the crowd declared Nasreddin the winner of the day’s arguments.
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Terjemahan Bahasa Indonesia
Tiga Orang Bijak
Suatu hari beberapa orang bijak, yang akan tentang negara mencoba untuk
menemukan jawaban atas beberapa pertanyaan besar waktu mereka, datang ke
kabupaten Nasreddin dan diminta untuk melihat orang paling bijaksana di
tempat. Nasreddin dibawa ke depan, dan kerumunan besar berkumpul untuk
mendengarkan.
Orang bijak pertama dimulai dengan bertanya, "Di mana tepat di tengah dunia?"
"Itu adalah di bawah tumit kanan saya," jawab Nasreddin.
"Bagaimana Anda bisa membuktikan hal itu?" Tanya orang bijak pertama.
"Jika Anda tidak percaya padaku," jawab Nasreddin," mengukur dan melihat."
Orang bijak pertama memiliki apa-apa untuk menjawab itu, jadi orang bijak kedua mengajukan pertanyaan itu .
"Berapa banyak bintang yang ada di langit ?" Katanya .
"Sebanyak ada rambut di keledai saya," jawab Nasreddin .
"Bukti apa yang kau punya itu?" Tanya orang bijak kedua.
"Jika Anda tidak percaya padaku," jawab Nasreddin," menghitung rambut di keledai saya dan Anda akan melihat."
"Itu bicara bodoh," kata yang lain." Bagaimana seseorang bisa menghitung bulu keledai?"
"Yah,"
jawab Nasreddin," Bagaimana seseorang bisa menghitung bintang di
langit? Jika seseorang bicara bodoh, begitu juga yang lain." Orang bijak
kedua adalah diam.
Orang bijak ketiga menjadi kesal dengan
Nasreddin dan jawaban, jadi dia berkata," Sepertinya kau tahu banyak
tentang keledai Anda, sehingga Anda dapat memberitahu saya berapa banyak
rambut yang ada di ekornya?"
"Ya," jawab Nasreddin." Ada persis seperti banyak rambut di ekornya karena ada di jenggot Anda."
"Bagaimana Anda bisa membuktikan hal itu?" Kata yang lain.
"Saya
bisa membuktikan dengan sangat mudah," jawab Nasreddin." Anda dapat
menarik salah satu rambut dari ekor keledai saya untuk setiap satu Aku
mengeluarkan jenggot Anda. Jika rambut di ekor keledai saya tidak
berakhir tepat pada saat yang sama dengan rambut di janggut Anda, saya
akan mengakui bahwa saya salah."
Tentu saja, orang bijak ketiga
itu tidak bersedia untuk melakukan hal ini, sehingga orang-orang
dinyatakan Nasreddin pemenang argumen hari itu.
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sumber : http://cerita-inggris-indonesia.blogspot.com/2013/10/cerita-tiga-orang-bijak-inggris-dan.html
