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
The Bunny family had just moved into a new home. Little Bunny did not know anyone there. He had no friends but he wanted to make some. Father suggested, “Why don’t you go out and find some friends?” So, off went Little Bunny to explore. Soon he heard some voices near by. He saw a
One day, Mulla Nasruddin went to his merchant friend’s house. He informed the merchant that he and his wife were going to a far-off place. The road passed through a dangerous area inhabited by robbers. During those days, there was always a chance of getting robbed in rocky hills, deserts and jungles. As Mulla’s merchant
Mulla Nasruddin’s wife, Gulzan, had kept some goat dung in a clay pot to ward evil spirits off. But as the pot became infested with scorpions, she asked Mulla to throw it away. Mulla was too scared to do it and tried to put her off. One night, he saw a thief outside his window.
Once there were three friends–a bear, a squirrel and a rabbit. They were going to play. “Do not go into the river,” warned the rabbit’s mother. “And do not get dirty,” warned the bear’s mother. The three went off and played a lot. All three got tired and sat on the grass. “I am feeling
One day, Mulla Nasruddin heard the cries of his donkey and rushed out of his house to see what was happening. He looked around for his donkey and saw it in his neighbour’s yard. The neighbour was beating it with a stick. “Why are you beating my poor donkey?” yelled Mulla, running into his neighbour’s
The people from a village near Bukhara had heard the tales of wisdom and wit of Mulla Nasruddin. So, their village head-man sent a message to Mulla to give a speech about religion before them. Mulla rode on his donkey to the village, thinking how to get out of the tricky situation. “Do you know
It was a starry night. Bugsy Dolphin was swimming in the blue waters when she saw a shooting star. It zoomed across the sky and disappeared. “That star has fallen into the water! I am going to find it and give it to my mother as a present!” Bugsy cried. So, Bugsy started searching for