Once, Mulla Nasruddin’s wife said, “Let’s buy a cow so that we may have milk every day.” Mulla replied, “We don’t have enough space in our barn for my donkey and a new cow.” But despite his objection, his wife persisted until he finally gave in. So, he bought the cow and just as he […]
One day, Mulla Nasruddin’s son said, “Father, I want to marry someone who is intelligent and expressive.” So as part of his plan, Mulla led his son to the town square and slapped him in front of all the people. Then he exclaimed, “This is what you get for doing exactly what I told you
Two friends, Joan and Rita, had gone camping. Near their camp was an old castle. They decided to explore the castle. When they looked at the castle, they saw someone climbing at the castle wall. It was their friend Simon. But there was a sign that said ‘Danger’ near the castle. They shouted for Simon
Once, the Chief Judge was on sick leave. Thus, Mulla Nasruddin was appointed Judge for a few days as he was well known for his wit and wisdom. One day, a man complained to Mulla, “I was just robbed at the border of this village! It must have been someone from here, and I demand
Once, on a journey, Mulla Nasruddin and two men stopped to eat their packed lunch. One of them bragged, “I only eat roasted salted pistachios, cashews and dates.” The other said, “Well, I only eat dried salmon.” Seconds later, Mulla held up a loaf of bread and confidently announced, “Well, I only eat wheat mixed
It was a cold winter’s day and Mulla Nasruddin was walking in the market wearing cotton clothes. Just then, a man in warm clothes called out, “Mulla, I am wearing so many warm clothes and still feel a little cold, whereas you are barely wearing anything yet seem unaffected by the weather?” “Well,” replied Mulla,
Once, Jerry Mouse was sick. He was lying in bed all bored. He wanted to get well soon. He was tired of taking the medicines but he had to in order to get well. But his mother was very particular about one thing. She said, “We must always remember to shake the bottle before taking
One day, Mulla Nasruddin heard a Fakir in the village square. The Fakir claimed, “I can teach any illiterate person to read through an ‘instant technique’.” Soon, a large crowd gathered around him and Mulla pushed his way to the centre as he was curious. “All right, teach me!” Mulla challenged the Fakir. Closing his
One day, Mulla Nasruddin’s friend came to his house. Mulla received him well and offered him a beverage. “Mulla,” the friend said, “I’m moving to another village. Can I have your ring? That way, I will remember you every time I look at it?” Mulla was taken aback at this. He did not want to
Fanny Duck lived in a pond. Bunny Rabbit lived in a burrow close by. Both were good friends. One day they were playing together when something flashed past them. Fanny asked, “Did you see that, Bunny? It was beautiful! What was it?” “I am going to find out,” said Bunny. So, Bunny went off quickly
Mulla Nasruddin and his donkey were travelling continuously for days. When they reached a town, they stopped at a tea shop. Mulla was very hungry and wanted to eat some snacks and drink tea. But he did not have enough money for that. He saw a stranger in the tea shop. The stranger was dressed
There was a deer called Glee. She was a very playful deer. One day, it was a pleasant day, so Glee Deer set off through the woods looking around for someone to play with. Suddenly, Glee heard a cry for help. She rushed towards the sound. ‘Someone’s in trouble!’ she thought as she passed a
Once there was a tailor who lived in a village of Kerala. In the same village also lived an elephant of the temple priest. The elephant used to go for bath to the pond daily, and passed by the tailor shop. One day, tailor gave bananas to the elephant. The elephant felt very happy at
Gwen Pig had always heard stories about treasure hunting. One day, she decided to go treasure hunting in the farm. The other animals laughed at her and said, “You will not find treasure on the farm.” But Gwen did not take heed. First, Gwen saw a necklace in a tree. She was very happy. But
The Amir had sleepless nights as Mulla Nasruddin was raising revolutionary thoughts in people against him and his ruthless officials. So, he called his officials and asked, “Who rules Bukhara–Mulla or me? He has caused a great loss to our treasury and position. Do you have any plan to catch and punish him?” “We have