The neighbour asked paddy if he could borrow his donkey.
But paddy did not want to lend his donkey to him and said,
“I would love to lend you my donkey, but only yesterday my brother came from the next town to use it to carry his wheat to the mill to be grounded. The donkey sadly is not here.”
The neighbour was disappointed.
But he thanked Nasruddin and began to walk away.
Just as he got a few steps away, paddy’s donkey, which was in the back garden all the time, let out a big bray.
The neighbour turned to paddy and said,
“paddy, I thought you told me that your donkey was not here.”
paddy turned to the neighbour and said,
“My friend, who are you going to believe? Me or the donkey?”