Long back an old man lived in a village along with his four sons. All the sons were idlers and lazy, so the old man had to work hard in his field. After some time, the old man realised that his end was near. He called his sons to him and said, “Now I am […]
Once a couple named Gopal and Suman lived in a small town. They had a beautiful goose that laid a golden egg every day. The golden eggs made them rich. A life of some luxury and comforts they lived. But Gopal was a greedy fellow. He wanted to be rich overnight. An egg a day
Ramlal was a cloth merchant. He often sold cloth on credit in nearby villages. One day, Ramlal was returning from a village after collecting his dues. He decided to rest for a while under a tree. Being tired he soon fell asleep. When Ramlal awoke, he saw a flock of parrots around him. ‘How nice
In a village there lived six illiterate blind men together. One day they had heated argument over how the elephant looked like. They decided to feel it before deciding. Very next day they reached the temple to feel the elephant. Temple priest was also there. They decided to touch the elephant one by one. The
There lived a frog in a small pond. A mouse also lived in a hole under the banyan tree near the pond. They were the best friends and could not live without each other. One day on a hot summer afternoon the frog advised mouse to swim in the cool water of the pond. The
One day the king of forest, lion was sitting under a tree. He saw a sheep passing by. The lion called out to the sheep and asked, “Tell me, does my mouth stink or not?” Innocent sheep answered, “Yes, Your Highness, your mouth stinks.” The lion became furious. He roared, “Don’t you know that I
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was running and singing at the same time. As he passed by several people, one of them, greatly curious about Mulla’s bizarre behaviour, decided to run after him and ask him about it. However, Mulla did not seem to notice, and continued his singing-jog as the other man followed. As they
Once, Mulla Nasruddin had bought a small field. But he and his wife argued over who would plant the wheat crop. They decided to have a bet. Whoever spoke first would have to plant the wheat. Mulla’s wife went out to buy wheat. As Mulla waited at home, a thief broke in, and stole everything
In a tree faraway in the jungle lived a snake called Zar. Under the tree grew many kinds of beautiful flowers. One day, as he was sitting on the tree, he looked at the flowers below the tree. ‘I wonder what they smell like,’ he thought. But Zar felt too lazy to slither all the
One day, the mayor wrote a poem and read it out to Mulla Nasruddin. Once he concluded it, he asked, “Did you like the poem?” “No,” Mulla replied, “it wasn’t very good.” The mayor was angry, and he sentenced Mulla to three days in jail. The next week, the mayor called Mulla in his office
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was repairing his roof, and was interrupted by a stranger. “What do you want?” Mulla shouted at him from the roof. “Come down, so I can tell you,” the stranger replied. Mulla angrily climbed down the ladder. “Can you spare me some money?” asked the stranger. Mulla started climbing up the
One day Mulla Nasruddin was presiding over a case as a Judge. An inn owner went first and exclaimed, “This man refuses to pay the bill!” “I would have,” the man shouted, “but he charged me two hundred dollars for three hard-boiled eggs!” “Is this true?” Mulla asked the inn owner. “Well,” he replied, “as
Once, Mulla Nasruddin’s friend told him, “You should get up early in the morning.” “Why?” asked Mulla. “As they say, ‘the early bird gets the worm’. Don’t you know that!” said his friend. “I still don’t know if getting up early has any merit to me. After all, I am not hunting for worms,” said
Once, many animals lived in Animal Land. All the animals loved to play together in the Animal Land. They played many games but their favourite game was hide and seek. The game used to start in the morning and end at dinner time. One of them, Zerry Pig, was very good at hiding but not
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was standing in the street when a donkey came behind him and kicked, sending him flying in the air and hitting the ground. After a week, Mulla went to a local doctor and said, “Every night for the past week, I have been having dreams in which I have wrestling matches