A Cheeky Boy

A Cheeky Boy – أخبـار الحمقى والمغفلين

Ibn al-Jawzi narrates another hilarious story:

A man sent his son to the market to buy a roasted head of an animal.

He bought it, but he sat at the side of the road and ate its eyes, ears, tongue and brains.

He took the leftovers to his father.

His father said: “Woe to you! WHAT IS THIS??!”

Son: “This is the roasted head, which you asked for.”

Father: “Where are its eyes?!”
Son: “It was blind.”

Father: “Where are its ears?!”
Son: “It was deaf.”

Father: “Where is its tongue?!”
Son: “It was mute.”

Father: “Where is its brain?!”
Son: “It was brainless.”

Father: “Woe to you! Take this back and get a refund!”

[“Akhbar al-Hamqa”, 1/74].

ووجهه أبوه ليشتري رأسا مشويا فاشتراه وجلس قي الطريق فأكل عينيه وأذنيه ولسانه ودماغه وحمل باقيه الى أبيه
فقال ويحك ما هذا
فقال هو الرأس الذي طلبته
قال فأين عيناه قال كان أعمى قال
فأين أذناه قال كان أصم
قال فاين لسانه قال كان أخرس
قال فأين دماغه قال فكان أقرع
قال ويحك رده وخذ بدله