The Stick and the Needle
Adapted Retold for learners from Kitāb al-Bukhalāʾ (al-Jāḥiẓ).
From Kitāb al-Bukhalāʾ: a man of Khurasan ties a stick to his lamp so it will not waste oil, and a miser from Merv teaches him that a needle wastes even less.
الْعُودُ وَالْإِبْرَةُ
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