Two sides of a river
Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: - “Hey! how do I get across?” - “You are across!” Nasrudin shouted back.
Whom do you trust
A neighbour comes to the gate of Nasreddin Hoja’s yard. The Hoja goes out to meet him outside. “Would you mind, Hoja,” the neighbour asks, “to lend me your donkey today? I have some goods to transport to the next town.” The Hoja doesn’t feel inclined to lend out the animal to that particular man, however; so, not to seem rude, he answers: “I’m sorry, but I’ve already lent him to somebody else.” Suddenly the donkey can be heard braying loudly behind the wall of the yard. “You lied to me, Hoja!” the neighbour exclaims. “There it is behind that wall!” “What do you mean?” the Hoja replies indignantly. “Whom would you rather believe, a donkey or your Hoja?”
The End of The World
On a certain day, some of Nasreddin’s disciple asked him “Master, tell us about the end of the world.” Nesreddin asked “Which end of the world, the greater or the lesser?” This perplexed his followers and they debated among themselves. Finally they asked, “Master, what is the lesser end of the world?” Nesreddin replied “The lesser end of the world will be when my wife dies.” His followers then asked “And the greater end of the world?” “Oh,” said the master, “that will be when I die.”
A Perfect Woman
“Why aren’t you married, Master?” a disciple once asked Nasreddin. Nasreddin replied “All my life I was looking for a perfect woman.” The young man shook his head and sighed with sympathy, “I guess you haven’t found one yet.” “No, a few years ago I met a woman who was perfect in every way,” said Nasreddin. “She was kind, beautiful and intelligent. Unfortunately, she was looking for a perfect man.”