Cow gets stuck

One day, a cow drinking water from a container got its head stuck in the container's narrow passage.

The cow's owner and various passersby noticed what had happened, and some tried to prod the cow's head out--but alas, the cow remained stuck, much to the

Then Nasrudin walked by.

"What happened," Nasrudin asked.

"My cow's head is stuck in that container," replied the animal's owner, "and we don't know what we should do. Mulla, do you have any ideas?"

Nasrudin examined the cow and container, and then said, "Cut off the cow's head."

So the man followed Nasrudin's advice, causing the cow's head to drop into the container.

"What should I do now?" the man asked.

"Break the container," replied Nasrudin, "and take out the cow's head."