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- Lord, leave me alone by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Lord, leave me alone Nasruddin’s mother, Leyla, thought her young son was basically a lost cause. She didn’t know what to do with him, so as a last resort she hired him as an errand boy to an innkeeper. The innkeeper instructed him, “Okay kid, go to[…]
- Ungrateful son of a donkey, part 2 by rjs
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- Ungrateful son of a donkey, part 1 by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Ungrateful son of a donkey One day, the Mullah’s donkey, Karakacan, gave birth to a foal. Believing himself the father, Mullah thought, Since now I have two donkeys, I shall send my younger son to a teacher to instruct him, so he will be taught, he will learn to[…]
- Big fish, little fish by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Big fish, little fish One day, young Nasruddin’s mother, Leyla, was cooking and speaking to her husband, Yousef, as the child watched them unseen through a hidden crack in the door. Leyla said, “Listen, my husband, I have prepared both a large fish and a small fish.[…]
- Nasruddin on sale all July … by rjs
Get some funny folklore on sale all this month on Smashwords! Happy July! All this month my two acclaimed collections of Mullah Nasruddin / Nasruddin Hoja folklore are half-off at Smashwords. This includes both: – the Anne Izard Award-winning The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34055 and the Lammy-nominated Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah[…]
- A threat of justice by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story A threat of justice Once when Nasruddin was serving as a judge, two men presented their case to him. The first one said, “Your honor, I loaned this man fifty silver coins a year ago and now he won’t pay me back.” Nasruddin asked the second man,[…]
- Hands are full by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Hands are full Once, Nasruddin went on a long trip, and Fatima insisted that he carry a weapon, so he left heavily armed. In one hand he held a huge sword, and in the other he clenched a pistol. Unfortunately, on the road the Mullah encountered a[…]
- Small consolation by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Small consolation One day as Nasruddin was traveling, he met on the road an elderly Turkman who halted him and asked, “Tell me, sir, are you a mullah?” Nasruddin answered, “Yes, as it so happens, I am.” The fellow clasped his hands and implored him, “Our small[…]
- Proxy Protector by rjs
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story Proxy Protector Mullah Nasruddin was traveling one day with his old friend Hussein. When night fell, they stopped at a crossroads. Hoping to spend the night alone with his donkey, Nasruddin told Hussein, “It’s been delightful but tonight I am planning to spend the night here under[…]
- Review of Extraordinary Adv… by rjs
Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin reviewed in Out In Print Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin, which was named a Finalist in this year’s Lambda Literary Awards, has reviewed its first full review by Keith John Glaeske in Out In Print, on June 8, 2015. Here are two brief excerpts from the first and last paragraphs[…]
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Exactly what I would have done
A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story
Exactly what I would have done
When Nasruddin was newly married, just on the third night, Nasruddin dreamt that he was swimming deep in a vast ocean. It was a happy dream until he woke up to realize that he’d wet the bed.
Of course, he was embarrassed but was unsure quite how to tell his wife, Fatima, snoring fast asleep next to him. So Nasruddin arranged his blanket partly over the damp spot and then lay back down, pretending to be asleep.
After a minute, he bolted upright with a shout, “Arghhh! Dear Allah, save me!”
Fatima awoke and turned her head to look at her husband. “What’s the matter, Nasruddin?”
The trembling and visibly shaken Mullah replied, “Fatima! Wife, you have no idea what sort of horrifying nightmare I’ve just had!”
She asked, “What did you dream?”
“I saw three tall minarets, one set right above the next, and atop the third minaret was an egg, and on that egg was a needle, and on that needle balanced a covered table, and at that table I had to eat my dinner!”
Fatima gasped, “God! How terrifying! What a predicament! My poor husband!”
Nasruddin replied calmly, “You can’t imagine how shocked I was!”
Fatima sympathized, “I can only imagine, dear husband. You must have been frightened beyond belief. Out of sheer fear, I would have soiled the bed, or worse!”
“Indeed,” Nasruddin readily agreed, “that is exactly what I would’ve done myself!”
Excerpted from the forthcoming Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin, by Ron J. Suresha
It’s terrifying to imagine the heights to which some people will go will to cover their infantile behavior.