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A SUFI TALE

Jul 31,2012
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A Sufi Tale

Someone saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground.

'What have you lost, Mulla?' he asked.

'My key,' said the Mulla. So they both went down on their knees and looked for it.

After a time the other man said, 'Where exactly did you drop it?'

'In my house.'

'Then why are you looking here?'

'There is more light here than inside my own house.'

- IDRIS SHAH "The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin"

Remember, sometimes the best place to find the key is inside yourselves.

Riddle Competition

And now it's time to announce the winners

The riddle is:

I shout without a mouth

Blaring north and south

My noise is there for hire

Strung along a wire

The correct answer is 'speaker' or 'speakers' but as nobody guessed this, the closest two answers were 'microphone'

Congratulations WENDY  CHEN and ERIKA99!

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This is my final post as writer in residence for Inside a Dog. It's been fun! If you want to keep in touch you can visit my website at www.gabriellewang.com

Zai Jian! (:

Aug 01,2012
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Me too! They have been great, and so varied. Inspiring and entertaining all at the same time. Thanks for all the hard work ! Steve
Jul 31,2012
Speakers! Seems so obvious now, hah. Thank you for the competition, and for all your posts here. I've really enjoyed them.

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