Mavi Boncuk
Nasreddin Hoca'nin iki karısı varmış. Aralarında kıskançlık, geçimsizlik baş gösterince, her ikisine de birbirinden gizli birer mavi boncuk vermiş. Verirken de "Sakın bu boncuğu kimseye gösterme demiş."
Bir gün Hoca'nin eşleri yine tartışmışlar. Sonra da Hoca'yı sıkıştırmışlar,
- Söyle bakalım, hangimizi çok seviyorsun?
- Mavi boncuklu gönlümün sultandır, demiş Hoca. İkinizi de çok seviyorum.
Hanımları içlerinden "Hoca beni daha çok seviyor" diyerekten gülümseyerek işlerine dönmüşler.
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Here is an expression I picked up from a known anecdote from the famous Mullah Nasreddin Hodja. "mavi boncuk dağıtmak" literally means to "disperse blue beads". The Hodja used it to make each of his wives believe that he loves them best by actually giving the beads secretly to them and using this expression later without raising any suspicion. :)
The literal translation 'dispersing blue beads' does not translate well into other languages...
This expression is still used now but it has more of a negative connotation; for example treating every individual as if we they are the only special person.
[translation below is borrowed from the WordReference.com forum:]
The one who has the blue bead
Nasreddin Hodja has two wives. They don’t get on well together and they are jealous of each other. Hodja secretly gives both of them a blue bead and speaks to each one in private:
- “Don’t show this bead to your fellow-wife!”
One day his wives argue with each other again and force Hodja to tell the truth:
- “Tell us quickly! Which of us do you love more?”
- “The one who has the blue bead is the queen of my heart. I love both of you very much,” says Hodja.
- “Hodja loves me more,” they say innerly and go back to their work smiling.
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