Mulla Nasruddin had travelled quite far from the group of people he had helped near the ditch. However, he constantly thought of their sad and helpless faces. It made Mulla’s heart fill with disgust and rage. He got off his donkey and walked by his side, kicking stones as if it were Jafar, the money-lender. […]
Dan was very excited. He and his dad were going to fly kites. But just as they stepped outside their house, it started raining madly. Poor Dan was very disappointed. He asked his father, “Why did it have to rain now?” A sad and upset Dan looked out of the window. To cheer him up,
Once, Mulla Nasruddin fell into a ditch. He was surprised to see some people crying near the ditch. He asked an old man, “Sir, why are you sitting here?” The old man cried, “As I couldn’t pay back the money-lender, Jafar, he threw me out of my house.” “Give this money to Jafar and take
There were praises everywhere for Adam’s garden. Adam was a lover of flowers. He had the prettiest flowers in the town. But one day, as Adam went down to his flower patch, he was upset to see that nearly all of his pretty flowers had disappeared. Only the stems were left! He reported the matter
Fred was very excited. His mouth was watering. He could smell the aroma of something interesting being made in the kitchen. Mother was making lovely cookies–chocolate chip–his favourite! Mother said, “Share the cookies with your friends.” But Fred did not wish to share the cookies with any of his friends. Fred waited eagerly for the
Once a cap seller was passing through a forest. After the long journey the tired cap seller sat under a shady tree to take rest. Soon the cap seller fell into deep sleep. Seeing the cap seller sleeping the naughty monkeys took outcaps from his bag. When the cap seller woke up he saw his
Mulla Nasruddin was day dreaming and building castles in the air as he had won a lot of money. ‘I would buy four shops and I would keep two workers in each shop. In a year or two, I would become prosperous and have a grand mansion. I would have two wives and four sons.
Mellisa was a very adventurous girl. She loved to explore the jungle, climb trees and do many other things. One day, Mellisa was climbing up a big oak tree when she was surprised to hear a tiny little voice. It was a small caterpillar. Mellisa was astonished. The caterpillar said, “I have been trying to
Once, Mulla Nasruddin saw a group of people gambling in the open, while having tea and snacks. He took out a hundred and twenty-five coins and began to gamble. A red-haired man had been lucky for seven times but this time he lost his chance. When Mulla got ready to throw the dice, his donkey
There was a Fairyland faraway in the forest. In the Fairyland, all the fairies were learning to fly. Everyone except Lily was flying. Lily was scared that she would fall down if she flew. Now, Lily had a caterpillar friend. She asked him, “Can you teach me to fly?” The caterpillar said sadly, “I do
It was the summer season. The Gere family decided to go on a wildlife safari for their holiday. Julie decided to take a map and a compass. But Father said, “You will not need a map and compass there. Everything is marked out.” Still, Julie packed her map and compass. Soon, they arrived in the
Mulla Nasruddin and the servant shared the rich man’s money when he was caught riding away on his donkey. The servant said to Mulla, “I’ll pretend that we had never met at all.” “Yes, if you continue like this, one day you will become like Mulla Nasruddin,” said Mulla. “Who? Mulla Nasruddin! How do you
The Paul family lived near the sea. They had many dolphin friends. But their best dolphin friend was Queenie. Paul family was worried because they had not seen Queenie for a long time. “What if something has happened to him?” asked Paula. So, they decided to look for her. After a while, they saw some
One afternoon, Mulla Nasruddin stopped by a tea shop near a lake. He saw a tax officer riding on a fine horse, led by two servants. As the tax officer took a nap inside the tea shop, his servants tied the horse near Mulla and went away. Just then, a rich man was passing by.
One day, Mulla Nasruddin saw two people arguing near his house. Mulla recognised one of the men as his friend. “What are you two arguing over?” asked Mulla. Mulla’s friend explained, “Mulla, I needed money and borrowed a 100 Thankas from him. When he asked for interest, I said I would pay nothing.” The other