One evening, Mulla Nasruddin was standing near a river. A man on the other side shouted out, “Hey! How can I get across the river?” “You are across!” Mulla shouted back. “Don’t be funny! Please help me!” pleaded the man. Feeling sorry for him, Mulla took a boat to the man. As he was ferrying […]
One day, Mulla Nasruddin decided to wear elaborate Arabic clothing. When he came home, his wife noticed that the clothing had been torn to shreds. “Did you get beaten up?” she asked. “Yes,” Mulla replied. “But why?” she inquired, “People don’t beat up others for wearing an outfit like that.” “Well,” Mulla said, “Tell that
One day, Mulla Nasruddin’s wife noticed him eating dates with their seeds. “Why are you eating the seeds?” she asked. “Because,” explained Mulla, “the merchant who sold them to me included the weight of the seeds.” “Utterly foolish!” she shouted. Mulla went out in search of a place where his wife would not disturb him.
Jilli Goat had a great passion. She loved baking cakes. But there was a problem. However hard she tried, she could not make perfect cakes. So, no one came to eat her cakes. The cakes were either too hard or too dry or too sour. But Jilli never gave up. She always said, “Practice makes
One day, Mulla Nasruddin and his friend were walking by the lakeside with their donkeys. “Do you know where the centre of the earth is?” asked Mulla’s friend. “Directly under the right hoof of my donkey,” said Mulla. “What! How can you be so sure?” asked his friend. “Well, if you don’t believe me, you
A thirsty crow was flying around in search of water. It came near a domestic animal water tank, but that was sadly empty. In the evening it saw a water pot in a ground. It flew down to the pot. The crow put its neck into the pot. But its beak could not reach the
It was that time of the year again. The football match was round the corner. Gibby Rabbit loved to play football. He played football beautifully. So, it was a dream come true when he was selected in the football team. Soon, the match started. Gibby had decided that he would score a goal. But Gibby
One day, a cow was drinking water from a container and got its head stuck in the narrow passage of the container. The cow’s owner and many passers-by saw what had happened, and some tried to prod the cow’s head out. But alas, the cow remained stuck, much to their dismay. Just then, Mulla Nasruddin
One day, Mulla Nasruddin met a man from another town and began talking to him. The man lamented, “I am rich, but I am also sad and miserable. I have taken my money and gone travelling in search of joy. But alas, I have yet to find it.” Mulla was thinking of different ways to
One day, Mulla Nasruddin’s beloved donkey passed away. The grief-stricken Mulla decided to make a grave for it and give it a formal burial. As he cried, a man asked, “Who is buried there?” Embarrassed to admit it was his donkey, he replied, “A great sheikh. He appeared to me in a dream and told
The pirate crew was excited. They had found a treasure map. Captain Perry was hunting for the treasure for a long time. There was an ‘X’ marked on the map. It was six steps from a rock. Cabin boy Roy was excited and thought, ‘I wish I could get just one ruby.’ On the beach
The tax collector in Mulla Nasruddin’s town was corrupt and accepted bribes. One day, the mayor asked the tax collector to present his records for examination. Realising that they were false, the mayor shouted at the tax collector, “You are fired and I also order you to eat the papers you have brought here while
Dinny Hen had been sitting over her egg for hours. But she was feeling hungry. Suddenly, she saw a bit of sunlight by the barn door. She had an idea. She placed her egg under the sun and put some hay over it. Then off she went to find something to eat. Soon, a hungry
One day, a man climbed up a tall tree. After sometime, he realised that he could not get down the tree without putting himself at risk of falling. He asked a few passers-by for help, but more knew what to do. Then Mulla Nasruddin walked by and devised a plan. He threw a rope up
One night, a group of thieves broke into Mulla Nasruddin’s house and demanded money. Mulla said, “I would gladly give you a million Thankas but unfortunately I am rather low on funds right now, and only have twenty Thankas in my pocket.” Saying this, he handed it to the thieves. But the thieves were very