29. Two Mullahs

Two Mullahs served in the same mosque in a village around Khoshnaw. One of them would constantly miss the prayer time. He asked the punctual one to give him some advice. The punctual mullah said that he had two wives who took care of the different home tasks, helping him to get ready for work. The unpunctual Mullah believed this and took another wife. Not long after the marriage ceremony, the two wives started arguing with him, and there was constant quarrelling in the house. From then on, the unpunctual mullah would go to the mosque early—just like the punctual mullah. In the end, they were both on time for prayers because of the same problems in their respective homes.