Category: Tales

Once upon a time a man with slow steps and bent with age came to the temple of his village, and greeted the guru who lived there. “Guru-ji,” the man Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was sitting in a tea-house when a friend came to him and said, “Mullah, I am preparing to take a caravan Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a guru was giving a talk to a group of people in the village where he lived. “God is always with us,” he Continue Reading →

Sometimes the great Emperor Akbar used to charge his minister Brbal with strange tasks. One day he summoned Birbal before him and said, “Find me the five greatest fools in Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that two students of a spiritual path were walking through the wilderness. They were disciples of the same teacher, but one had taken the Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that the king of Nasruddin’s country wanted to know if it was possible to read minds. The king declared that he would give twenty Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a certain dervish came upon a man of business seated in front of the smoking ruins of a building, weeping. “Why do you Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin had a small piece of land that lay beside a well-travelled road. One morning, he told his wife, “I will go Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time, a man who, for reasons known only to the Creator, wished to enter the company of those who are intimate with the Beloved. Therefore Continue Reading →

Once upon a time Mullah Nasruddin was in the marketplace when someone came to him and told him sorrowfully that a certain neighbour of his was dead. “No,” said Nasruddin, Continue Reading →