Nuri Bey was a thoughtful and respected Afghan. He was married to a much younger woman.
One evening, when he returned home earlier than usual, his devoted servant came up to him and said:
“Your wife, my lady, is acting suspiciously.” Now she is in her room. There she has a huge chest that used to belong to your grandmother. It is large enough to accommodate a person. Usually only old lace was stored in it. I think there's more to him now. She did not allow me, your old servant and adviser, to look into it.
Nuri Bey entered his wife's room and found her sitting anxiously in front of a massive wooden chest.
“Will you show me what’s in this chest?” he asked.
“Is this all because of the servant’s suspicions?” Don't you believe me?
“Isn’t it easier to open the chest without thinking about what caused it?”
- I'm afraid that's impossible.
- Is it locked?
- Yes.
-Where is the key?
She showed him the key and said:
- Drive away the servant and you will get him.
Nuri ordered the servant to leave. The woman handed him the key and left, clearly embarrassed.
Nuri Bey thought for a long time...
Then he called four gardeners from among his servants. Together they took the chest at night to a remote part of the garden and buried it without opening it.
And since then, not a word about it.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru