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Lighting a Fire

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One day, Mulla’s wife wasn't home, so he decided to cook himself a meal. He went into the kitchen, put some firewood in the stove, and tried to light it, but the wood just wouldn't catch fire. Mulla stroked his beard. "Ah, I get it. This sexist firewood knows I'm not the woman of the house, so it refuses to light. Well, I know how to trick it." He went to the bedroom, put on his wife’s headscarf, snuck back into the kitchen, and struck a match. Sure enough, the fire roared to life! Just as his wife walked through the front door, a spark popped out of the stove and caught Mulla’s shirt on fire. Jumping back and swatting at the flames, Mulla yelled, "Woman! You talk so loud the fire realized it was me and took its revenge!"