One day, he was walking near the river with his friends when he slipped and fell in. His friends ran to help him, and one of them knelt on the groud, held out his hand and said, "Give me your hand, and I will pull you out." The rich man's head went under the water and then came up again, but he did not give his hand.Again another of his friends tried, but again the same thing happened.

　　Then Nastreddin said, "Take my hand and I will pull you out! " The rich man took his hand, and Nasreddin pulled him out of the water.

　　"You don't know our friend very well," he said to the others. "When you say "Give" tto him, he does nothing; but when you say "Take", he takes!"

　　一天，他同朋友们在河边走着，突然脚一滑掉进河里。他的朋友们跑去救他，其中一个跪在地上，伸出手对他说，“把你的手给我，我把你拖上来！”富人的头在水中一起一浮，但他并没有伸出他的手。另一个朋友也上去试，但是同样的情况又一次发生了。

　　这时，南斯瑞丁说，“拿着我的手，我把你拖上来！”富人拉住他的手，南斯瑞丁把他从水中拖出来了。

　　“你们不恨了解我的朋友，“他对其他人来说，“当你们对他说“给”时，他不会干的，但是当你们说“拿”时，他就拿走了！”