Literature

A certain man who visited foreign lands could talk of little when he returned to his home except for the wonderful adventures he had met…

It was a dark September morning. There was a storm at sea. A ship had been driven on a low rock off the shores of…

A student asked his teacher, “What is Greed?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go through the chocolate factory next to our…

Once upon a time, there lived a lad who was so unhappy he could barely speak because he loved the girl who lived next door.…

There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling, and was despised, mocked, and put down on every occasion.…

“Away with you, vile insect!” said a Lion angrily to a Gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the Gnat was not in the…

An acquaintance asked Nasreddin Hodja to act as a witness in a court case and lie on his behalf in front of the kadi. The…

Once upon a time, a boy was born to a poor peasant and his wife. To the amazement of all who saw him, the boy…

A man who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that his house is on fire. It was one of the most…

In the olden time, there was a king, who had behind his palace a beautiful pleasure-garden in which there was a tree that bore golden…

A Merchant, driving his Ass homeward from the seashore with a heavy load of salt, came to a river crossed by a shallow ford. They…

One day a neighbor asked Nasreddin Hodja if he could borrow his donkey. “Hodja Efendi,” he said, “we need a donkey for a few hours.…