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LiteratureRecipe One day the Hodja and his friends were chatting in the coffee house. The topic was food. They were trading recipes, reminiscing how one dish…
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LiteratureHow To Ride A Donkey One day Nasreddin Hodja and his young son were on their way to the market. The Hodja was riding his donkey and his son was…
LiteratureLooking At Mirror One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: “Yesterday the person…