Mullah Nasruddin

 “Nasrudin, how does one become wise?” Nasrudin: “Listen attentively to wise people when they speak. And when someone is listening to you, listen attentively to what you are saying!“

“Nasrudin, how come every morning, some people are traveling in one direction, and some in others?” Nasrudin: “Because if everyone traveled in the same direction, the Earth would tip over!“

Nasrudin loaded a barrel of cherries on his donkey, and went off to the bazaar to sell them. On his way, a group of about a dozen children noticed him, and were elated to see all the cherries he was carrying. They began dancing and singing in anticipation of eating […]

One night, Nasrudin awoke and exclaimed to his wife, “Wife! Please get up! I have just been divinely inspired! Get me a pencil and piece of paper at once!“ His wife lit a candle, fetched the pencil and paper, and handed it to Nasrudin. Nasrudin wrote rapidly, and was about […]

Nasrudin was digging outside, and his neighbor asked him, “What are you working on?” “Well,” Nasrudin replied, “There’s a lot of excess dirt on the road, so I’m digging a hole to bury it in.” “But what are you going to do with the dirt that you ’re digging out […]

Nasrudin and his wife were sleeping late one night, and were awoken by the sound of two men arguing intensely in the street. “I’m going to go find out what they’re fighting about”, Nasrudin told his wife. “Just go back to sleep”, his wife remarked. “This has nothing to do […]

Nasrudin and some others were in the town square one day, and the topic of conversation turned to how they changed since they were younger. Some of them talked about how they were wiser, and some talked about how they were weaker. Nasrudin spoke up and said, “Not only am […]

Mulla Nasrudin had two wives, one much older than the other. “Which of us do you love the most?” asked the older wife one day. “I love you both the same,” answered Nasrudin, wisely. Not satisfied with this answer, the older wife continued, “If the two of us wives fell […]

The Sultan was told by his teacher that lying was a great crime and should be banned. So the Sultan ordered his executioner to the city gate and told him to ask each person entering the city why he was visiting and execute any who lied. Next morning the Mullah […]

Once Mulla Nasruddin was forced to come to the court because he has been found again drunk on the street. The magistrate said, “Nasruddin, I remember seeing you so many times for this same offence. Have you got any explanation for your habitual drunkenness?” Nasruddin said, “Of course, your Honor. […]