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
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