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The Way to the Palace

Written story
A pompous nobleman on horseback stopped in the middle of a crossroad and yelled, "Mulla! Which way to the palace?" Mulla asked, "How did you know I was a Mulla?" The nobleman, who just assumed anyone who looked somewhat literate was a Mulla, decided to show off. "I'm a mind reader." "Oh, perfect!" Mulla said. "Then just read my mind and go that way."