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| Mullah Nasruddin |
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| Ankabut |
| 07/11/02 at 15:49:17 |
| [slm] something to share ... One hot day, Nasruddin was taking it easy in the shade of a walnut tree. After a time, he started eying speculatively, the huge pumpkins 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 pumpkins on the delicate vines! Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on Mullah Nasruddin'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! ::) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once a renowned philosopher and moralist was traveling through Nasruddin's village when he asked him where there was a good place to eat. He suggested a place and the scholar, hungry for conversation, invited Mullah Nasruddin to join him. Much obliged, Mullah Nasruddin accompanied the scholar to a nearby restaurant, where they asked the waiter about the special of the day. - Fish! Fresh Fish! replied the waiter. - Bring us two, they answered. A few minutes later, the waiter brought out a large platter with two cooked fish on it, one of which was quite a bit smaller than the other. Without hesitating, Mullah Nasruddin cooked the larger of the fish and put in on his plate. The scholar, giving Mullah Nasruddin a look of intense disbelief, proceed to tell him that what he did was not only blatantly selfish, but that it violated the principles of almost every known moral, religious, and ethical system. Mullah Nasruddin calmly listened to the philosopher's extempore lecture patiently, and when he had finally exhausted his resources, Mullah Nasruddin said, - Well, Sir, what would you have done? - I, being a conscientious human, would have taken the smaller fish for myself. - And here you are, Mullah Nasruddin said, and placed the smaller fish on the gentleman's plate. :-[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A neighbor who Nasruddin didn't like very much came over to his compound one day. The neighbor asked Nasruddin if he could borrow his donkey. Nasruddin not wanting to lend his donkey to the neighbor he didn't like told him, "I would love to loan you my donkey but only yesterday my brother came from the next town to use it to carry his wheat to the mill to be grounded. The donkey sadly is not here." The neighbor was disappointed. But he thanked Nasruddin and began to walk away. Just as he got a few steps away, Mullah Nasruddin's donkey, which was in the back of his compound all the time, let out a big bray. The neighbor turned to Nasruddin and said, "Mullah Sahib, I thought you told me that your donkey was not here. Mullah Nasruddin turned to the neighbor and said, "My friend, who are you going to believe? Me or the donkey? :D [color=Green][/color] A bit lengthy I know, but very funny. [wlm] Ankabut :-) |
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| Mohja |
| 07/11/02 at 17:49:54 |
| [slm] oh ankabut, you reminded me of my childhood :) joha's(the arabic version of nasruddin) stories were my favourite! here's another one i like: Everyone who sees the light Hodja's wife was pregnant. One night, her labor pains started and Hodja called the neighbours and the midwife. Soon they called out from his wife's room and said, - Hodja! You have a son! He was very happy. A few minutes later the midwife called out again, - Hodja! You also have a girl. After a little while, she called out again, - Hodja! You have another girl! Hodja, who had been waiting in front of his wife's room, rushed into the room and bleww off the candle. - What are you doing? asked the surprised women. - Well! Everyone who sees the light wants to come out. What else can I do? he answered. :-/ |
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| Aabidah |
| 07/11/02 at 22:33:57 |
| [slm] You guys know that Mullah Nasruddin is Turkish right ;) [wlm] Betul |
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| AyeshaZ |
| 07/12/02 at 14:42:05 |
| [quote author=Aabidah link=board=bebzi;num=1026416957;start=0#2 date=07/11/02 at 22:33:57][slm] You guys know that Mullah Nasruddin is Turkish right ;) [wlm] Betul [/quote] he he no way i always thought he was from Pakiland ;) ;) ~One day mullah was walking around in the streets really late and he kept on walking and walking deep in his thoughts. So one guy asked mullah what was he thinking, why was he up so late??? The mullah replied by saying if only i knew why i was up so late, i would go home and sleep peacefully. my teacher said it way better than i did ::) |
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| ascetic |
| 07/12/02 at 21:05:06 |
| This one's my favourite: Nasrudin and his wife were in the house eating their supper. They heard a noise in their compound. Nasrudin took his gun and rushed outside. He saw something white moving near his garden. He raised his gun and shot. When he went close to see what he had shot, he discovered that his wife had washed his best shirt and had hung it on a tree to dry. Just then she came running from the house. "Oh, you unlucky man!" she cried. "You have ruined your best shirt." "No," said Nasrudin. "I am the luckiest man on earth. I almost put that shirt on this morning. If I had been wearing the shirt, then surely I would have been killed." :-/ PS: Is it possible for me to change my username? |
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