لاحظ أحد جيرانه نصر الدين ينثر الفتات حول بيته، فسأله: «لماذا تفعل ذلك؟» فأجابه: «أُبعد النمور.» قال الجار: «ولكن ليس هنا نمورٌ أصلًا!» فقال نصر الدين: «هذا صحيح. أترى كم يُجدي هذا الأسلوب؟

“One of the neighbors found Nasreddin scattering crumbs all around his house. "Why are you doing that?" he asked. "I'm keeping the tigers away," replied Nasreddin. "But there aren't any tigers around here," said the neighbor. "That's right," said Nasreddin. "You see how well it works?”Nasreddin