Tale 1: Abo Khasim & Co:
That was essentially a story referred to as ‘The Three Fools’ .All three inhabitants of the same village who each made his living and sustenance tilling and working his small parcels of land which in most cases was family inheritance.
One day Abo Khasim left at early dawn to tend one of his small parcels of land. Some one hour after sunrise Abo Melhim passed by walking on his way to a neighbouring village. Abo Melhim greeted Abo Khasim and asked him what he planned to grow in his land. Abo Khasim answered telling him that he planned to grow wheat, barley, and chick peas. Abo Khasim asked Abo Melhim where he was going. Abo Melhim answered that he was going to neighbouring village market to buy flock of sheep and goats.
Suddenly heated discussion and argument ensued:
Abo Khasim:‘Your flock of sheep and goats will more than likely trespass onto my land and eat my sprouting, or matured crop before I harvest them’.
Abo Melhim:‘No they would not; I will tell my shepherd, and I myself will ensure they would not’.
Abo Khasim:‘Given the proximity of your land to my land, and your Stupid shepherd, and equally stupid sons am going to lose my crop’.
As the argument became more heated and push was becoming shove and each man grappled the other; Abo Arsalan, a neighbour roamed up the hill and stumbled upon the two. As he came closer on his mule carrying flour he screamed at both of them insisting they calm down and tell him why they were threatening to cause each other serious harm. As Abo Arslan got the full story he told both men to take deep breath, calm down and to wait for him. Both agreed to momentarily put their differences aside and await for Abo Araslan to return to them. Within less than an hour Abo Arslan was back with his mule. This time without the two bags of flour. As he got close to both men Abo Arslan took one of the two Empty bags from his shoulder strap turned it upside down and came close to Abo Khasim shook the bag and said:
‘Abo Khasim, hear me well your head is empty like this flour bag’, at the same time ensuring that some of the Flour Dust were up Abo Khasim nostrils’. Abo Khasim opened his mouth both speechless, and stunned as he watched Abo Araslan move in the direction of Abo Melhim.
Repeating the same performance Abo Araslan got close to Abo Melhim took the other empty flour bag turned it upside down and shook it ensuring some of the flour Dust were up Abo
