Arts

In the wintertime, when deep snow lay on the ground, a poor boy was forced to go out on a sledge to fetch wood. When…

Once there was a war between the Roman people and the Etruscans who lived in the towns on the other side of the Tiber River.…

A Persian resident of Akşehir received a letter from his relatives in Esfahan. Since he was illiterate, he brought the letter to Nasreddin Hodja to…

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…