One fisherman caught fish every day and brought it to the market. One day he caught an unprecedented fish and decided to take it to the padishah’s palace.
The padishah saw the fish and was delighted. He immediately ordered to give the fisherman one hundred rupees. Hearing that the padishah was giving such huge money for one fish, the vizier quietly whispered:
- O lord, you give so much gold for one fish!
The padishah answered just as quietly:
- Of course, it’s a lot of money, but I can’t cancel my order! How will I look in the eyes of this despicable fisherman?
- It’s not a problem, oh lord! You ask him what kind of fish he brought, male or female? If it is a male, ask him to bring a female, and if it is a female, then ask him to bring a male.
The padishah was delighted and immediately asked this question to the fisherman. He was not embarrassed, gave the padishah a low bow and answered:
– There are two principles in this fish, O lord, male and female. She's bisexual!
The padishah laughed and ordered two hundred rupees to be given to the fisherman.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru