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The Bewildered Arab

An Arab traveled from the desert to Baghdad and became overwhelmed by the large crowds of people rushing about. To ensure he knew who he was upon waking, he tied a gourd to his ankle. However, another man saw this, removed the gourd from the sleeping Arab and tied it to his own ankle instead. When the Arab awoke, he found the gourd on the other man and was confused about his own identity.

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The Bewildered Arab

An Arab traveled from the desert to Baghdad and became overwhelmed by the large crowds of people rushing about. To ensure he knew who he was upon waking, he tied a gourd to his ankle. However, another man saw this, removed the gourd from the sleeping Arab and tied it to his own ankle instead. When the Arab awoke, he found the gourd on the other man and was confused about his own identity.

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The Bewildered Arab

By Jami

From the solitary desert

Up to Baghdad came a simple

Arab; there amid the rout

Grew bewildered of the countless

People hither, tither, running

Coming, going, meeting, parting,

Clamor, clatter, and confusion,

All about him and about.

Travel-wearied, hubbub-dizzy

Would the simple Arab fain

Get to sleep-“But then, on waking,

How” quote he, “amid so many

Waking, know myself again?”

So, to make the matter certain,

Strung a gourd about his ankle,

And, into a corner creeping,

Baghdad and himself and people


Soon were blotted from his brain.

But one heard him and divined

His purpose, slyly crept behind,

From the sleeper’s ankle clipping,

Round his own the pumpkin tied,

And laid him down to sleep beside!

By and by the Arab waking,

Looks directly for his signal-

Sees it on another’s ankle

Cries aloud, “Oh, good-for-nothing

Rascal to perplex me so!

That by you I am bewildered,

Whether I am I or not!

If I-the pumpkin why on you?

If you-then where am I, and who?”

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