Enlight You should ask about Khoja! One day Khoja, being a softa (student of a madrasah), went to the village for training. During the sermon in the mosque, they started talking about Jesus - may peace be upon him! - and Khoja noticed t... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Just not inside The Khoja was asked: — When a dead person is carried, where should one be: in front or behind the coffin? “Just not inside,” said the Khoja, “but wherever you want, it doesn’t matter.” Translated from... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Wife's mind Mulla was told: - Your wife has lost her mind. Mulla thought about it. -What are you thinking about? - they asked him. “My wife was born without any sense.” What could she have lost? That’s what I’m t... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Seven year old vinegar A neighbor came to Mullah Nasreddin and said: “I heard that you have seven-year-old vinegar.” Is this true? “Yes,” answered Nasreddin. - Please, pour me a jug of this vinegar. “You’re a strange man,” ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight I want the impossible Khoja Nasreddin addressed the crowd with the words: - People, do you want knowledge without overcoming difficulties, truth without error, achievement without effort, advancement without sacrifice? Eve... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight The obstinate calf One day Mulla Nasreddin caught his calf and wanted to caress it. But the calf started kicking and ran away, and no matter how hard Mulla tried, he could not catch it. Exhausted, he grabbed a stick and... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Who do you trust more? A neighbor came to Nasreddin and asked to lend him a donkey. “I already borrowed it,” Nasreddin replied. At that moment, a donkey's braying was heard in the barn. “But I hear a donkey bray,” said the ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Duck soup A relative came to Nasreddin and brought a duck as a gift. The bird was cooked and eaten. Soon numerous guests began to arrive, and each was called “a friend of a friend of the man who brought you the... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Nasreddin's shoes The boys decided to take away Nasreddin's shoes. As he walked along the road, they surrounded him and said: - Mulla, no one can climb this tree! - Why no one? - Nasreddin said. - I'll show you how to ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Khoja ridicules the dervish-melami One day, a Melami dervish named Sheyad-Hamza, an enlightened, perfect man, walking on the right path, living righteously, said to the Khoja: - Hodja, is your occupation in this world really just buffo... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Khoja and sea water On the seashore, Khoja felt thirsty and drank a little salt water. The thirst, of course, not only did not subside, but on the contrary, his throat became even more dry and nauseous. He walked a littl... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
Enlight Convincing silence The court sage gave a speech in the city square about the vanity of all earthly things. He said that on the verge of death a person will not take a half penny into the world, so one should be generous... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin
