Archive for the ‘teaching story’ Category
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the impossibility of education
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Once, the villagers invited Mulla Nasruddin to deliver a lecture on spiritual matters.
When he got on the pulpit, he found the audience was not very enthusiastic, so he asked “Do you know what I am going to say?”
The audience replied “No”, so he announced “I have no desire to speak to people who don’t even […] -
putting your head together
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
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wet flour
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
A man once came to the Mullah Nasruddin. “Mullah,” he said, “let me borrow your clothesline.”
“I can’t,” said the Mullah. “I’m using it to dry flour.”
The man looked shocked. “You can’t dry flour on a clothesline. That’s hardly a good reason not to lend it to me.”
Said the Mullah, “Since I […] -
Gamblin’ Mulla
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
How Mullah Nasruddin Won The Bet?
On a frigid and snowy winter day Mullah Nasruddin was having a chat with some of his friends in the local coffee house. Mullah Nasruddin said that cold weather did not bother him, and in fact, he could stay, if necessary, all night without any heat.
“We’ll take you up on […] -
Jump Blues
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Mullah Nasruddin’s house was on fire, so he ran up to his roof for safety. There he was, precariously perched on the roof, when his friends gathered in the street below holding a stretched-out blanket for him and shouting, “Jump, Mullah, jump!”
“Oh no I won’t,” said the Mullah. “I know you fellows. If I jump, […]