Two Persians were passing through Aksehir. Nasreddin Hodja and other villagers were chatting with them in the village coffee house. One of the Persians was talking endlessly about the splendours and prosperity of Persia.

`In our city Esfahan, The Shah has a palace that is 5000 yards in length and it has 200 rooms. he was going on and on. The Hodja wanted to reciprocate with his own show-off.

`Our city Bursa has even bigger palaces. And furthermore, there is a new spa built around the thermal springs, it is 6000 yards in length and--

`I know Bursa very well. the other Persian interrupted. Upon hearing this, Hodja wanted to cut his tall tale short.

`And it is 50 yards in width. he completed sheepishly. Hodjas friends noticed the disparity between the proportions.

`Hodja Effendi, they whispered, `the width doesnt go with the length.

`Had this man not claimed to know Bursa well, hodja replied, `I was going to match the width to the length.