The city in which Mulla Nasreddin lived was small. And there was an old tradition in it: if someone found something, he should go to the market and say loudly three times: I found a diamond, a rupee or something else. If it belongs to someone, that person can take it back. If no one claims this item, the finder becomes its owner.
Mulla Nasreddin found a diamond. According to the rule, he came to the market, announced three times that he had found a diamond and, if it had an owner, let him take it. No one showed up, and he returned home with the diamond.
The wife asked:
-Where were you in the middle of the night?
“I went to the market,” he said.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru