Chapter 4 On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation. Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded. People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honor of coming to hear his sermons.There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish. […]
Chapter 3 It was an eleven-day journey in the ship. The time passed peacefully. On the twelfth day the ship cast its anchor on the port.It was late in the afternoon when the carriage containing little Lord Fauntleroy and Mr. Havisham drove up the long avenue which led to the castle. The Earl had given
Chapter 2 Cedric’s good opinion of the advantages of being an earl increased greatly during the next week. It seemed almost impossible for him to realize that there was scarcely anything he might wish to do which he could not do easily; in fact, I think it may be said that he did not fully
Chapter 1 Cedric lived with his mother. His father had died. He loved his father very much. His mother loved her husband very much. Both mother and son missed him badly.Then, little as he was, he understood that his big, handsome young papa would not come back any more; that he was dead, as he
“Could you please lend me a pot for storing milk?” a woman asked her neighbour.Her neighbour gladly gave a pot to the woman. The woman returned the pot next morning, together with a very small pot, and said, “Look! Your pot gave birth to a cute son last night.” Her neighbour was extremely happy to
Once, Mulla Nasruddin thought of employing a servant for doing his household chores.He had found that bringing water from the pond was the most embarrassing thing for a noble person. Once or twice, when he was returning with the pot of water on his shoulder, he had met another noble. And when another noble bent
Once an Arabian farmer’s ass was stolen. He immediately grabbed a stick and started threatening the town people, “You cowards and thieves! Do you think I am a fool? Give me back my ass or I will do what my father had done.”The thief, who had stolen the ass, was terrified to hear the farmer’s
Once, Mulla Nasruddin was suffering from upset stomach. The Hakim advised him to take long walks in mornings and evenings.So, Mulla went for a long walk in the morning. It was a very good experience. The open side of the city was very peaceful from where the countryside began. Kabristan (Burial ground) was also on
A milkmaid was carrying the pot of milk on her head to sell it. The milkmaid was thinking that she would fetch a lot of money by selling milk. She would purchase eggs from that money, from them a lot of chickens would come out. The chickens will turn into hens after growing up. She
Mulla Nasruddin loved to have pets around his house. So, he had bought a lamb and a cock. The lamb pranced around his house and the cock would fly to the fence to crow. The cock was very healthy and impressive. The people often admired the cock.One day, the cock was crowing perched on the
It was a warehouse where the mice lived. One day, a black cat wandered into it. ‘What a good place for me to live in and feed on mice! I will pretend to be dead’, said the cat to himself and lay down on the ground. The younger mice surrounded him and began to shout,
Chapter 9 Days and days went by now, and no Satan. It was dull without him. But the astrologer, who had returned from his excursion to the moon, went about the village, braving public opinion, and getting a stone in the middle of his back now and then when some witch-hater got a safe chance
Sheikhchilli’s uncle had a friend who worked for the Nawab of that area. Some enumeration work was going on in the state. The Nawab wanted to know how many villages his state had and how many households each village was populated with. The administration was getting the work done by people hired on contract basis.Through
An ant and a mosquito were neighbours. There was a great deal of difference between them in shapes and their natures.The ant was very hard-working while the mosquito was very lazy. The ant was never seen sitting idle or staying at one place. The mosquito was always found flitting here and there and singing tunes
Once, a Maulvi of a famous mosque paid a visit to the village of Sheikhchilli. He was on a mission to spread the message of Islam.He spoke to the villagers and impressed upon them the importance of five prayers a day for a true devotee of Islam.To induce people he claimed, “Anyone who religiously offers