In the small village of Gorno Nanadolnishte, lived a man named Bay Ivan. Ivan was known for two things: his incredible thriftiness and his belief that he was the smartest man in the valley.
"You worked so hard, Ivan, that you snapped the head off your old tool," Stoyan said calmly. "The metal blade fell into the deep well while you were swinging it—it's gone forever. But since you’re such a 'smart' neighbor, I saved the only thing left for you." na_teslata_drzkata
This phrase is a playful, colloquial Bulgarian expression——which literally translates to "the handle of the adze" (a woodworking tool). Figuratively, it’s used to describe getting "the short end of the stick," a total failure, or being left with nothing but a useless piece of wood after a big plan falls apart. In the small village of Gorno Nanadolnishte, lived