Enlight Key One day, a neighbor saw Nasreddin looking for something on his knees. - What have you lost, Mulla? “Your key,” Nasreddin answered. A few minutes later the neighbor asked again: -Where did you drop it?... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Wrong key It happened like this: one of Mulla Nasreddin’s friends, Abdullah, went on Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca. He was an old man and had recently married a young girl. She was very beautiful. When he left, h... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Paradise apple Nasrudin was among his students when one of them asked him about the relationship of this world with things belonging to another dimension. Nasrudin said: “You must understand allegories.” The student... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight ...From my wife's life It so happened that a saint was dying in the Jewish community. He was a poor man, but very, very rich—rich in his being. He was a mystic and the whole community was concerned. They called doctors of a... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Where to hang your things? Mulla Nasrudin convened a court for divorce. He told the judge: - I can’t do it anymore. Every day I come home and find that my wife is hiding this or that man in her wardrobe. Even the judge was shoc... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Attentive listener “Mulla,” the ruler addressed Nasreddin, who was invited to the reception, “how dare you fall asleep when I began to tell such a wonderful story?” “I didn’t sleep, oh lord, I heard every word!” - You'r... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Lamb's head His father gave little Nasreddin money and ordered him to buy a boiled lamb's head. Nasreddin bought a boiled head, but on the way back he ate all the meat and placed a gnawed mutton skull in front of... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Divine will The Khoja was asked: - What can you say about the perfection of the divine will? “Ever since I can remember,” said the Khoja, “what the Lord God says always happens.” And if the power were not in the ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Bottom up At one meeting there was talk about the decline of morals. “If this continues, the world will turn upside down!” - exclaimed one of those present. Before he could finish, Nasreddin remarked: “Who know... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Beard During the fasting month of Ramadan, Mullah usually read a sermon to the parishioners after general prayer. He spoke excitedly about the community of believers and the duties of a Muslim. During this ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Return Molla Nasreddin's wife was ill and was operated on. A few days ago she returned from the hospital. One of the neighbors asked Nasreddin: - Well, how is your wife? Has she returned from the hospital ye... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Friends and enemies “Molla,” they asked Nasreddin, “why do friends so easily become enemies?” But turning enemies into friends is much more difficult. “This is the nature of things,” Nasreddin answered. - Think for yours... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
