| Perwez Musharraf was returning from Beijing when his plane crashed. Somehow he survived and found himself in a remote section of Tibet. He walked for days on end and finally came upon a desolate and small monastery on a cliff-top. Tired and hungry, Musharraf climbed up the cliff and knocked on the door. An old monk welcomed him inside. When he had told his story, the monk said, "I live here alone with my only daughter. You are welcome to stay here. I will give you food and water and you can rest here for the night. However you have to promise that you will not lay a finger on my daughter." Musharraf was so tired that the idea of girls was the last thing he had in his mind. He gave his promise to the monk. The monk said: "If you break your promise, you will be cursed with three Chinese punishments." The monk took him to the dining hall and seated Musharraf. His daughter served the food and water for him. After he had eaten and drank enough, did Musharraf realise that the daughter was the most beautiful of all girls he had seen in his life. After the meal the girl took Musharraf to his sleeping quarters. Musharraf was very tired, but the memory of the girl forced him to start weighing his chances. He thought that the old monk could do him no harm and decided to take the risk. He went to the girl`s room and... later he came back to his room and went back to sleep. When he awoke Musharraf had a big stone resting on his chest. On the stone was scribbled in chalk: "You broke your promise. This 50 pound stone on your chest is your first Chinese punishment." Musharraf strained and lifted the stone and threw it out of the window into the valley. Suddenly he noticed a sign hanging in front of his window which said: "Your left testicle is tied to the stone you just threw with a transparent but unbreakable thread... this is the second Chinese punishment." Musharraf , being a fast thinker, jumped out of the window after the stone. While going down, he noticed some words scribbled on the cliff-side: "Your right testicle is tied, with the transparent but unbreakable thread, to the foot of your bed which is bolted to the floor in your room. This your third Chinese punishment!" |