Mullah Nasruddin Books by Ron J. Suresha

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Announcing the new Revised Edition of the acclaimed authentic story collection! Extraordinary Adventures of Mullah Nasruddin  Order the book now from Amazon here. Order the ebook from Amazon Kindle here. HONORS ~ Lambda Literary Awards, Finalist  ~ Rainbow Book Awards, Honorable Mention  ~ This acclaimed folklore collection details the escapades and exploits of the beloved 800-year-old[…]

A new softcover edition of The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin is now available from Bear Bones Books on Amazon.com! The Kindle version of the new edition will be available very soon. The audiobook, narrated by Ted Brooks, is still available from Audible.com. * AN ANNE IZARD STORYTELLERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNER A STORYTELLING[…]

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[…]

A Mullah Nasruddin / Nasreddin Hoca story   Ungrateful son of a donkey, part 2   [Continued from last week] *    *     * So Nasruddin traveled to see the Sultan in the great city of Woden, there was a very important king. Mullah entered the palace and came to the royal assembly. He[…]

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[…]

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.[…]

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 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,[…]

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[…]