One day, Mulla Nasruddin was grazing his donkey. A man walked up to Mulla, intending to have some fun. “How long has this donkey been with you?” he asked Mulla as he waited for the donkey to finish eating. “Almost two decades. He has been my companion on many journeys,” Mulla informed. “You must be […]
Long ago, there lived many dinosaurs in a valley. No one visited the valley. One day, a circus owner named Mac heard about the valley. He decided to go to the valley. He wanted to catch a dinosaur. He thought, ‘I will earn lots of money!’ So, off he went to the jungle. Finally, he
One day, Mulla Nasruddin saw a magician performing at the bazaar. He boasted, “There is no one like me in the entire world!” “We have heard of magicians doing greater acts,” Mulla shouted. “No one can do what I did? Can you do it?” challenged the magician. “What I can do with my eyes closed,
Turk Whale was unhappy. He had no friends. He had no one to play with. He was lonely. But suddenly, a crab called out, “Hello Whale! Want to play?” But the crab was so small that Turk did not hear him. Then two dolphins began leaping to and fro across Turk’s back. “Play with us!”
Once, Mulla Nasruddin saw a precious ring lying on the street. “What a good paymaster Allah is!” he said as he picked it up. But the law of Bukhara said that if anyone found an unclaimed article, he must announce thrice asking if anyone had lost that article. If no one claimed it even after
Mulla Nasruddin loved sitting by the river, each morning. But a rogue would tip-toe from behind, toss his turban and walk away laughing mockingly. Mulla tried to ignore him but this continued every morning. So, Mulla sought help from a wrestler friend. The next morning, the rogue tip-toed to Mulla as usual and swiftly tossed
It was a great day. The Hank family went out to the sea in their boat. They saw many sharks and decided to click pictures. But they had been so busy following the sharks that they had gone too far out to sea. Suddenly, it started getting foggy. The fog came down so thick that
Mulla Nasruddin’s wife, Gulzan, was pestering him for a washing soap. “Your coat looks grey with grime. When you walk around wearing that, people think Mulla’s wife is a lazy woman. I must wash it for the sake of my honour,” she declared. Mulla bought a washing soap on credit. As Gulzan sat in her
Once, a rich Amir invited a great classical musician and all music lovers were expected to gather at his house. As Mulla Nasruddin entered, the guests murmured, “What’s he doing here? He knows nothing about music!” As Mulla sat down next to a guest, he thought, ‘I will find out why the rich listen to
One day, Mulla Nasruddin overheard a conversation of a short man with a porter at the bazaar. “Carry my boxes and I will give you three pieces of advice,” said the short man. “I can’t eat your advice,” said the porter and he walked away. Curious Mulla offered to carry his box. “Remember, I’ll pay
In a village, an artist used to make beautiful idols of gods and goddesses. Once, he made a beautiful idol of Lord Rama. The artist took a donkey from his neighbour potter to take the idol to the city in order to sell it. The artist loaded the idol of Lord Rama onto the donkey
Once, the cruel Sultan of Bukhara passed an order that no one should laugh as he suffered from severe headaches. One day, Mulla Nasruddin saw the soldiers beating a man for laughing. Mulla thought of a plan and shared it with his wife. That night, she informed the soldiers, “There is someone laughing near the
One morning, Mulla Nasruddin was impatiently walking around in his courtyard. He wanted to go inside his house and lie on his cot to daydream. But his wife was scrubbing the floor inside! Then suddenly, a big thorn stuck in his foot and he screamed, “Eeeeeyaaa!” Mulla sat down and managed to pull the thorn
Timmy, the dog lived with the Frank family. He loved his family and every day of the year. But there was one day he hated a lot. It was the day he was to be bathed. Today was one such day. The Frank family was chasing him around the garden trying to get him into
Once, Mulla Nasruddin’s father-in-law came to visit him. So, he borrowed a brass pot from a pawn merchant for cooking. But the greedy merchant took twenty Thankas as rent. The next day, Mulla went back with the brass pot and two silver cups that his father-in-law brought. “Your pot was expecting and gave birth to