An extra Care!
Once upon a time, Mulla Hoja was working as a servant in a rich man's mansion.
One day, his master asked him to go to the market and buy ten chicken eggs.
Hoja wasn't a big fan of bringing eggs, because you have to be very careful to make sure they don't bump into each other and break. And Hoja, well, his mind was often on other things.
So, Hoja came up with a trick—he decided to buy five eggs today, and the remaining five when he went to the market again tomorrow. He figured half the eggs would only need half the caution.
But the master noticed that there were only five eggs in the kitchen and he got angry. "What an idiot you are! I asked for ten and you brought back half! You are a foolish servant who doesn't take any precaution."
The next day, the master fell ill. He immediately asked Hoja to go get a doctor.
Hoja grumbled to himself, "Now my master cannot call me careless anymore."
Hoja came back with the doctor, and he also brought along two other men.
The master saw the doctor and bought some medicines. But when he saw the two other men, he asked who they were.
Hoja replied, "If the doctor's treatment doesn't work, we'll need a coffin. And to bury it, we'll need another person. These two are here for that. I took a little extra care and precaution this time!"
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