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| amal |
| 12/07/01 at 12:04:41 |
| Those who know and those who don't Friday is the Sabbath for Moslems and it is customary for the hodjas te preach to the congregation after the midday prayers. Nasreddin Hodja was usually averse to preaching. One Sabbath, after the prayers, he climbed up to the pulpit and addressing the people said: "Oh, good people of Akshehir, do you know what I am now about to tell you?" "No," came the reply. "Since you don't know about so important a subject, I'd better save my breath." So saying the Hodja got down the pulpit and walked out the mosque. Next Sabbath, when he put the same question to the congregation : "Yes," was the reply. "In that case, there is no reason for my wasting your time," said the Hodja and walked out. The third Sabbath when confronted with the same question, half the congregation said "Yes" and the other half "No." "Well, that's all to the good," said the Hodja this time. "Those of you who know can tell all about it to those of you who don't |
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| amal |
| 12/07/01 at 12:04:55 |
| The Ways of God One hot day, the Hodja was taking it easy in the shade of a walnut tree. After a time, he started eyeing speculatively, the huge pumkins growing on vines and the small walnuts growing on a majestic tree. "Sometimes I just can't understand the ways of God!" he mused. "Just fancy letting tinny walnuts grow on so majestic a tree and huge pumkins on the delicate vines!" Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on the Hodja's bald head. He got up at once and lifting up his hands and face to heavens in supplication,said: "Oh, my God! Forgive my questioning your ways! You are all-wise. Where would I have been now, if pumpkins grew on trees!" |
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| amal |
| 12/07/01 at 12:04:16 |
| My word or the word of my donkey One day the Hodja answered a knock at his door and found that it was one of his neighbours, whom disliked particularly. -Hodja Effendi, can I borrow your donkey for the day? he wanted to know. -Sorry, neigbour, replied the Hodja. Of course you could borrow it, if I had it here, but it is not in, just now. Just then the donkey started to bray! -I am surprised at you, Hodja Effendi! I can hear your donkey bray, just when you say it's not in!. -I am the one who is surprised; yes, and outraged too! shouted the Hodja. ' A neigbour like you I'd rather not have, disbelieving my word, but believing that of my donkey!'. |
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