A visiting Emperor was in Mulla Nasruddin’s town and specially visited Mulla’s little inn. He ordered a meal in the inn for lunch. When the Emperor finished the meal, he asked Mulla, “How much to pay?” “Fifty Thankas,” Mulla confidently answered. Surprised to hear such a high figure, the Emperor said, “Wow! That’s very expensive. […]
Mulla Nasruddin was hanging a painting in his room. As he hammered the nail, he accidentally hit too hard, and made a big hole in his wall. He saw goats on the other side, but didn’t realise that he was looking into his neighbour’s yard. He exclaimed, “Wife! You are not going to believe this!
Many people have heard about the land where fairies live. This land has fairies, elves, witches, demons, pixies and many other kinds of people. It is a huge place with many kingdoms, castles, forts, caves and so on. There are many rivers, mountains, fields, meadows, waterfalls and forests. Even the fairies who live there sometimes
A new ruler had just conquered Mulla Nasruddin’s town. He asked Mulla, “I want an honorary title for myself with the word ‘God’ in it, just like other conquerors such as ‘From God,’ ‘God’s Warrior,’ ‘God’s Soul,’ and ‘One-With-God.’ Do you have any suggestions for me?” “How about ‘God-Forbid’?” said Mulla and ran away before
Once, a travelling scholar came to meet famous Mulla Nasruddin of Bukhara. He invited Mulla to a meal at a local restaurant. The scholar ordered two lamb steaks for each of them and started having an interesting conversation with Mulla. After several minutes, the waiter brought a platter containing one medium-sized steak and one larger
Once, Mulla Nasruddin travelled to India on a business trip, and was very hungry. He found a man selling what appeared to be a fruit, and bought a huge basketful. As he bit into one and began munching it, he began sweating profusely and turning bright red; but still he kept on eating. As Mulla
Once, Mulla Nasruddin was chatting with a philosopher at the village study centre. After a while, Mulla said, “I am going to get a drink of water.” The philosopher said, “Add one for me, too.” Mulla came back and exclaimed, “After I had my drink, I tried to have a drink for you, too, but
One day, Mulla Nasruddin noticed a few merchants selling small parrots for two hundred Thankas a piece. He thought, ‘If each of these small birds is worth two hundred Thankas, then my big hen is surely worth far more.’ So the next day, Mulla brought his hen to the bazaar but to his surprise, the
Once, there was a castle in which lived a lonely old man. His name was Mr. Jude. There was no one else in the castle other than him. One day, when he was taking a walk, he saw a dragon crying. Mr. Jude asked him what the matter was. The dragon replied, “I cannot breathe
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was shopping for clothes and walked into a store. The owner of the store greeted him. “Wait a second,” said Mulla, “Have you ever met me before?” “Never,” said the owner. “Then how do you know it was me?” asked Mulla. “Everyone knows you, Mulla!” said the owner. Suspiciously, Mulla tried
Mulla Nasruddin was so fed up with his donkey’s tantrums that he brought him to sell at the town bazaar. The donkey, however, would not cooperate, and bit every single person who tried to inspect it. A nearby seller said, “Do you really expect to sell a donkey that behaves like that?” “No,” Mulla replied,
It was Friday 22. Della Frog remembered that it was her best friend June’s birthday today. June had personally come to Della’s house and given her the invitation card. June had invited many other friends as well. Della went to the market and bought a lovely present for June. She also bought a new frock
Long ago, there was a pirate ship. Its captain was a man named Jack. He had found a treasure map. So he and his crew had gone to look for some treasure. But they could not find the treasure. In anger, they left Captain Jack stranded on the island and went away. Captain Jack was
Long ago, there was a man called Wesley. He owned a big ship. He was also the captain of the ship. Now, he had heard about a treasure island. One day, he decided to set sail and find the treasure island. Many days went by and he kept sailing. One day, he saw a ship.
There was a ladybird. She was a very sweet ladybird. Everyone loved her a lot. But she had a scare. She was afraid of heights. That was why she did not fly. She sat all day on a leaf instead and felt miserable. But one day, she gathered courage and decided to face her fear.