Enlight I'm keeping it short One day Molla was eating raisins. A friend comes up to him and asks: - Molla, what are you eating? “So...” answered Molla. - That is, how “so”? What kind of answer is this? - I'm keeping it short. — T... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight I know her better People came running to Mulla to say that his mother-in-law had fallen into the river. “She will be carried out to sea, because there is a very strong current here,” they shouted. Without hesitating fo... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Three questions The overseas sovereign sent three wise men to the ruler of Bukhara, wanting to prove that his wise men were the wisest. They began to ask the ruler and court advisers questions that no one could answe... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Egg Nasreddin made a living by selling eggs. One day a customer came to his store and asked: - Guess what's in my hand? “Give me some hint,” Nasreddin asked. “I’ll give you a few: it’s egg-shaped and the ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Shopping pleasure One day Khoja Nasreddin went to the bazaar and walked back and forth along the stalls for a long time, asking the price, but not buying anything. The market guard watched from a distance for a while, ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
