Enlight Shepherd's daughter and padishah There lived a shepherd. He tended the padishah's flocks. This shepherd had a beautiful daughter. The padishah was told about the beauty: “You won’t find another like it in the whole world.” The padish... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Mushfiqi visiting Mushfiqi came to visit his neighbor. The owner asked him: — What should I cook for you - pilaf or soup? Mushfiqi answered with an insinuating and innocent question: “Do you only have one boiler?” Afte... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Robe serving pilaf Nasreddin Afandi went to the bai's wedding in an old and simple robe. He was not allowed into the room where the bais and mullahs were sitting, but was seated along with other poor people on the edge ... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Wound from an offensive word Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter and his wife. Every day the woodcutter went up the mountain into the forest with a rope and an ax. There he chopped wood, tied it up and took it to the market... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight The cruel boy and the quick-witted Kal There lived one woman. Her husband died early, and three sons were left orphans. With pain in her heart, the woman raised her children and obtained bread for them with the help of a spindle and a need... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Ahmad the orphan Once upon a time there lived an orphan named Ahmad. After the death of his parents, he, an orphan, was taken in by his uncle. But he did not feed his nephew for long. Soon he decided to sell the boy a... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Retribution With his unsurpassed wit, Mushfiqi constantly annoyed the emir. The emir decided to get rid of Mushfiqa. On a winter night, the poet was put in one of the Bukhara minarets, where he was supposed to di... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Half day fast One preacher advised Mushfiqi: “If you manage to fast for the entire long, hot day in the summer, then your sins for the whole year will be forgiven!” This method of cleansing from sins seemed not at ... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Mushfiqi and the sick imam On one of the nights of the month of fasting - Ramadan, when eating is allowed only at night, the quarterly imam came to Mushfiqi: “I’m suffocating, I’m bursting, Mushfiki!” Heal me, save my soul! Mus... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight corn Once upon a time there was a little corn. She, along with other corn plants, sat in a sack and waited for spring. “Spring will come, they will plant me in the ground, I will sprout, become a tall stem... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Navobod city There lived one kind and fair man. He was a skilled gardener and throughout his life he cultivated a large and beautiful garden. When this man grew old and could no longer work in the garden himself, ... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
Enlight Afandi's testimony A neighbor came to Afandi and told him: “A friend of mine borrowed a measure of barley from me, and now he claims that he didn’t take anything.” I went to court, “buttered the throat” of the judge, an... Fairy Tales Tajik Fairy Tales
