“What in the world happened at the picnic yesterday?” a fellow asked Mulla Nasrudin. “They are saying around the tavern that you acted like a coward.”
“Well, I am no fool,” the Mulla said. “Some of the girls found a big hornet’s nest in the top of a tree and dared me to climb up and get it. And I just didn’t do it, that’s all.”
“Whether you were smart or not,” said the friend, “That sort of thing makes you unhonored and unsung around here.” “That’s right,” said Nasrudin, “but I am also unharmed and unstung!”