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 stood in line to go to the market in the city. The executioner asked him on the penalty of death, “Why are you entering the city?” The Mullah replied, “I am going to be executed!”
Mulla Nasrudin had two wives, one much older than the other. “Which of us do you love the most?” asked the older […]
One sunny spring afternoon Nasrudin was sitting peacefully by the imposing North gate of Samarkand watching the colourful string of caravans following […]
One night, Nasrudin awoke and exclaimed to his wife, “Wife! Please get up! I have just been divinely inspired! Get me a […]
The village mayor wrote a poem and read it to Nasrudin. “Did you like the poem?” he asked. “No, not really,” Nasrudin […]
