It was a nice day. Jasmine and Fred were very excited. They were going to the beach. They had never been to a beach before but they had heard a lot about it. Soon, they reached the beach. They made a big sandcastle. Fred put a flag on the top. They decorated it with seaweed […]
One night, Mulla Nasruddin heard a knock at his door. He opened the door and saw a stranger standing outside. The stranger said, “Mulla Nasruddin, can you help a brother out by offering shelter for the night? You see, I am God’s nephew.” “Oh, is that so?” said Mulla. “It surely is,” the stranger replied.
Once, there was a garden. The owner had put a water bath for the birds there. Every day, many birds used to come there to drink water. But a very bad cat lived there. She used to drive all the birds away and did not let them drink the water. She was a very mean
Once there was a fox named Foxy. He loved to eat chickens but he could never catch them because he was very slow. The chickens always ran away. One day, an idea struck him to catch the chickens. He knew there were some chickens in the farmer’s yard. He took some grains and laid a
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was chatting with some people. One of them was a philosopher. He said, “I have been researching for years, trying to determine when the end of the world will be. Yet I have still not found the answer. Mulla, do you know when the end of the world will be?” “Yes,
Mulla Nasruddin had many enemies. One day, Mulla noticed one of them stealing his donkey, which was tied outside a store. Seconds later, Mulla caught the man in the act. “You scoundrel! By the grace of God, I put a curse on you that in one week, you will badly injure your leg,” he said.
Once, there was a bad wolf. He always ate up people. Now, an old lady lived alone in a hut in the jungle. The wolf kept a watch on her house. He saw that the old lady lived all alone. One day, he decided to eat her. He went to her house and opened the
One day, a stranger came to Bukhara to check if the city had any wise people. He went to the town square and began asking the local people a variety of questions but they all referred him to Mulla Nasruddin. “Mulla, can you answer a few questions for me?” the stranger asked. Mulla eyed the
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