SHEIKH GOES TO COURT

One day, Sheikh Chilli was sitting outside the court, while the master was busy inside.

A servant came from the house and said that the master's wife wanted some money from the master to buy flour for the house.

The servant went to the courtroom to get money from his master, but the gatekeeper would not allow him inside.

The servant pleaded with the gatekeeper, but he would not listen.

The servant said to Sheikh, "If I don't take the money, the master's wife will beat me."

Sheikh told the servant not to worry. He promised that he would help him.

Then Sheikh stood at the doorway and looked inside.

He saw his master with a lot of people around him. The gatekeeper would not let him go inside.

Sheikh then shouted loudly from the gate and everybody there could hear him.

"Master, there is no money in your house and no flour. Please do something about it," Sheikh screamed at the top of his voice.

His master came out and shouted angrily, "Sheikh, Don't disturb me in the courtroom ever after this.

"Yes, master," replied Sheikh meekly.

A few days later, the same servant came running to the court where Sheikh was sitting.

He shouted, "A fire has broken out at the master's house. Tell him to come home at once."

Sheikh answered, "You go home and help in dousing the fire. I will tell the master."

As he got up to tell the master, Sheikh remembered the last incident.

He remembered how angry the master had been. He had told Sheikh not to disturb him ever again when he was in court.

So Sheikh went and sat outside the court but he did not disturb the master. When the master came out sometime later, Sheikh told him that his house was on fire.

By the time the master and Sheikh reached home, most of the house had already burnt down.

The master was again very angry but Sheikh said, "You asked me not to disturb you in the court, so I didn't."

The master had no answer.