Title: Moolla Do-Pyaza and the Two Jars Author: Nawabzada Taj-ood-Deen Khan Lakhnavi "Chota Lund Gora Londa" Item: Joke This is an anecdote about an especially caustic joke by the legendary Moolla Do-Pyaza, one of the "Nine Gems" of Padshah Akbar, the Indo-Timurid or Mughal Caliph. The Moolla, a respected learned man, with several years of experience in various fields of Islamic science and theology, had recently been appointed as a lecturer at a prestigious Womens' Madrassa. The first science class to be delivered by the newly appointed authority was about to start. There were more than a hundred Oudhi and Punjabi female students in the large class-room. Moolla Do-Pyaza arrived carrying two specimen jars - one was labelled "Aryan Male Genitalia" and the other "Dravidian Male Genitalia". "My Begums (Ladies), today we study male anatomy," commenced the learned Moolla with his trade-mark naughty smile. "Look," explained Moolla Do-Pyaza, holding up the first jar, which contained a diminutive thumb-sized pink penis perched over two small walnut-sized testicles. "These are the genitals of an Aryan man." Displaying the jar to the women students, the caustic Moolla continued, "Maybe these remind you of your Yaar (lover), or your Shohar (husband). Well, they certainly remind me of mine !" Next, the Moolla held up the other jar, which contained a gigantic, cucumber-shaped, one foot long black penis menacingly hanging over two heavy egg-shaped testicles. Showing this jar to the female students, he explained, "Now, see these are the genitals of a DRAVIDIAN man." Then, looking at the Dravidian jar again with wide-open eyes, the Moolla made a mock expression of astonished surprise at the size of its contents. "Ah, see my Begums! The Dravidian Genitals are so much larger and better! This simply proves that the common perception regarding the larger size of the Shudra penis is correct. No wonder some Aryan men are jealous of Shudra men, and created the caste system and untouchability !" This was too much for many of the women madrassa students. Outraged, several of them walked out. At this, Moolla Do Pyaza asked in his most acidic tone, "What is the hurry, my Begums? The next caravan for Hyderabad does not leave for a week!" The End