Once, Mulla Nasruddin loaded a barrel of cherries on his donkey, and went off to the bazaar to sell them. On his way, a group of children saw him. They were excited to see all the cherries he was carrying. They began dancing and singing in anticipation of eating cherries. “Mulla uncle,” they said, “Please […]
Mulla Nasruddin was returning from a neighbouring town when a man asked him, “What three times two was.” “Four,” Mulla replied. “You are wrong,” the man said, “The answer is six.” “Actually,” explained Mulla, “I am not wrong. We use different type of Maths where I am from.” Saying this, he left for his home
One night, Mulla Nasruddin woke up and called out, “O dear! Please get up! I have just been divinely inspired! Get me a pencil and piece of paper at once!” His wife lit a candle, brought the pencil and paper, and handed it to Mulla. He wrote something fast and was about to put out
A farmer had a farm full of animals. One day, Luke Donkey was going for some work when he heard strange sounds. These sounds were coming from a hay cart near him. But Luke could not find anyone. Again, he heard the sounds. So, Luke went to have a closer look at the cart. He
Mulla Nasruddin often sat at the town square in the evenings, talking to people. One day, the topic of conversation turned to how they had changed since they were younger. “Not only am I wiser now, I’m as strong as I was in my youth,” Mulla said, “I couldn’t lift a big rock outside my
Late one night, Mulla Nasruddin and his wife were awakened from their sleep. The sounds of two men arguing loudly in the street had disturbed them. “I am going to go and find out what they are fighting about,” Mulla told his wife. “Just go back to sleep,” his wife said, “This has nothing to
One day, Mulla Nasruddin and some local people chatted. Soon, a bragging contest started among the group. One by one, they spoke of many amazing feats they had accomplished, each tale seeming more unreal than the last. Finally, after hearing everyone else, Mulla stood up and said, “A long time ago, all the men in
It was a nice day. Jasmine and Fred were very excited. They were going to the beach. They had never been to a beach before but they had heard a lot about it. Soon, they reached the beach. They made a big sandcastle. Fred put a flag on the top. They decorated it with seaweed
One night, Mulla Nasruddin heard a knock at his door. He opened the door and saw a stranger standing outside. The stranger said, “Mulla Nasruddin, can you help a brother out by offering shelter for the night? You see, I am God’s nephew.” “Oh, is that so?” said Mulla. “It surely is,” the stranger replied.
Once, there was a garden. The owner had put a water bath for the birds there. Every day, many birds used to come there to drink water. But a very bad cat lived there. She used to drive all the birds away and did not let them drink the water. She was a very mean
Once there was a fox named Foxy. He loved to eat chickens but he could never catch them because he was very slow. The chickens always ran away. One day, an idea struck him to catch the chickens. He knew there were some chickens in the farmer’s yard. He took some grains and laid a
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was chatting with some people. One of them was a philosopher. He said, “I have been researching for years, trying to determine when the end of the world will be. Yet I have still not found the answer. Mulla, do you know when the end of the world will be?” “Yes,
Mulla Nasruddin had many enemies. One day, Mulla noticed one of them stealing his donkey, which was tied outside a store. Seconds later, Mulla caught the man in the act. “You scoundrel! By the grace of God, I put a curse on you that in one week, you will badly injure your leg,” he said.
Once, there was a bad wolf. He always ate up people. Now, an old lady lived alone in a hut in the jungle. The wolf kept a watch on her house. He saw that the old lady lived all alone. One day, he decided to eat her. He went to her house and opened the
One day, a stranger came to Bukhara to check if the city had any wise people. He went to the town square and began asking the local people a variety of questions but they all referred him to Mulla Nasruddin. “Mulla, can you answer a few questions for me?” the stranger asked. Mulla eyed the