Mulla Stories # 1 - Come up the ladder

Tales of Wit and Wisdom have delighted people for ages. All of us have enjoyed stories of Birbal, Tenali Raman, etc. This month, let us see some of Mulla Nasruddin's best jokes and stories which have passed down for centuries. They captivate adults and kids alike, and am sure you will thoroughly them.

Mullah Nasruddin Nasruddin lived in Anatolia, Turkey; he was born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eski_ehir in the 13thcentury, then settled in Ak_ehir, and later in Konya, where he died. As generations went by, new stories were added, others were modified, and the character and his tales spread to other regions. The themes in the tales have become part of the folklore of a number of nations and express the national imaginations of a variety of cultures. Although most of them depict Nasreddin in an early small-village setting, the tales (like Aesop's fables) deal with concepts that have a certain timelessness. They purvey a pithy folk wisdom that triumphs over all trials and tribulations. The oldest manuscript of Nasreddin was found in 1571.

 

Now to the first story:

 

One day Mulla Nasruddin was repairing tiles on the roof of his house. While Nasruddin was working on the roof, a stranger knocked the door.

What do you want? Nasruddin shouted out.

Come down, replied stranger- So I can tell it.

Nasruddin unwilling and slowly climbed down the ladder.

Well! replied Nasruddin, what was the important thing?

Could you give little money to this poor old man? begged the stranger.

Tired Nasruddin started to climb up the ladder and said, follow me up to the roof.

When both Nasruddin and beggar were upside, on the roof, Nasruddin said,

The answer is no!

 

Cheers :)