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Sorumsuz

Turkey

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July 20, 2007

One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.

The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.

Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner's ear, and shook them, so that they made a jingling noise.

"What was that?" asked the restaurant owner.

"That was payment for you," answered Nasreddin.

"What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!" protested the restaurant owner.

"The sound of the coins is payment for the smell of the soup," answered Nasreddin. "Now go back to your restaurant."

12:38 PM Jul 31 2012

saranaz

saranaz
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I read alots of story about him ;)

he has funny personality.

do you know Aziz nesin too?I am not sure to write his name corrent.

10:06 PM Jun 11 2010

wu446976849
China

great !

   i  like  !  too funny !

July 20, 2007

One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call "Hello!" When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below.

"What do you want?" asked Nasreddin.

"Come down and I'll tell you," called the man.

Nasreddin was annoyed, but he was a polite man, so he put down his tools. Carefully, he climbed all the way down to the ground.

"What do you want?" he asked, when he reached the ground.

"Could you spare a little money for an old beggar?" asked the old man. Nasreddin thought for a minute.

Then he said, "Come with me." He began climbing the ladder again. The old man followed him all the way to the top. When they were both sitting on the roof, Nasreddin turned to the beggar.

"No," he said.

12:02 PM Jul 25 2007

Kalipso

Kalipso
Ukraine

Laughing

July 20, 2007

One day Nasreddin borrowed a pot from his neighbour Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside. "That's not mine," said Ali. "Yes, it is," said Nasreddin. "While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby."

Some time later Nasreddin asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali agreed, hoping that he would once again receive two pots in return. However, days passed and Nasreddin had still not returned the pot. Finally Ali lost patience and went to demand his property. "I am sorry," said Nasreddin. "I can't give you back your pot, since it has died." "Died!" screamed Ali, "how can a pot die?" "Well," said Nasreddin, "you believed me when I told you that your pot had had a baby."

03:51 AM Aug 10 2007

irinashuta

irinashuta
Ukraine

Thank you , Sorumsuz,

As a little girl Iilked to read stories about Nasreddin.

I don't read fairy-tales now, but after reading your stories I understood that Nasreddin tales can be read up to the really old age. :-)

 Thanks,

Irina 

02:31 PM Jul 26 2007

keizer_soze
Turkey

it is good story... all world must be know this story and nasreddin... thank you

12:57 PM Jul 26 2007

bokus21

bokus21
Azerbaijan

Hi Sorumsuz.Are you really 'sorumsuz'?

It seems u like jokes related with Nasreddin. I also like them very much. They can be retold in every occasion, are very funny & wise. I have read nealy all of them for several times.bye..............

Embarassed

12:57 PM Jul 26 2007

bokus21

bokus21
Azerbaijan

Hi Sorumsuz.Are you really 'sorumsuz'?

It seems u like jokes related with Nasreddin. I also like them very much. They can be retold in every occasion, are very funny & wise. I have read nealy all of them for several times.bye..............

11:45 AM Jul 25 2007

Kalipso

Kalipso
Ukraine

hehe! Funny story! )) can u tell me more about pots??hehe, I a joking! ) But your story was funny ! U made me smiling after hard day at work!)))Laughing