Well Done!
An Arab
diplomat visiting the US for the first time was being wined and dined by the State
Department.
The Grand Emir was not used to the salt in American foods (french fries, cheese, salami,
anchovies) and was constantly sending his manservant Abdul to fetch him a glass of water.
Time and again, Abdul would scamper off and return with a glass of water, but then came
the time when he returned empty-handed.
“Abdul, you son of a camel, where is my water?” demanded the Emir.
“A thousand pardons, O Illustrious One,” stammered the wretched Abdul,
“but a man is
sitting on the well.”