Luke Hedgehog was getting bored in his house. So he decided to go on a stroll in the woods. But he had a bad habit of forgetting things. Soon, he became lost in the woods. As he searched for the way back to his house, the sky began to turn dark and soon night fell. […]
Mulla Nasruddin was sleeping in a guest-house when he overheard a man narrating, “Once a district officer sent his elephant to a village and ordered the villagers to take care of him. The elephant ate fifty bundles of grass, ten sacks of barley and ten sacks of corn. The crops in the village were barren
Jilly Pig loved playing the drum. He played the drum all day. One day, as he was playing the drum, the manager of the marching heard him. He took Jilly Pig in his marching band. But there was a problem. He walked very fast and the rest of the band could not keep up with
Once, a priest said to Mulla Nasruddin, “Son, carry this pumpkin sack to my house and I’ll give you three important religious teachings to lead a pious life.” Mulla agreed. When Mulla stopped to rest, the priest said, “If someone ever says that it’s better to walk than to ride an animal, never believe it.”
Tizzy Dragonfly was flying aimlessly when she spotted a frog sitting on a leaf. The frog was looking very sad. Tizzy asked him, “Why are you so sad on such a lovely day?” The frog replied, “I am not really a frog. I am a prince, but a witch turned me into a frog out
Mulla Nasruddin reached the main market of the city and noticed that it was filled with people doing their businesses. The next day was a market day and the traders from Iran, India, Egypt, Bahrain and Arab were coming in. As the air was cool, people were gathering around warm stoves to keep away the
One day, Mulla Nasruddin was passing by a lake when he saw a large crowd by the lakeside. He saw a man drowning in the lake and attempted to save him. Mulla went to the edge of the lake and shouted, “Take my hand and hold it tight.” Within seconds, Mulla pulled the man out.
There was a little girl called Lucy. She lived in a glass house near the beach. She went to the beach and made sandcastles every day because she loved making sandcastles. But she became sad when the waves washed her sandcastles away. So, Lucy decided to make a very big sandcastle which could not be
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.