A ca. 800 year old joke from Islamic folklore about Mullah Nasruddin
One day, a neighbor whom Mullah Nasruddin didn't like came to see him. The neighbor asked Nasruddin, "May I borrow your donkey?"
Nasruddin did not want to lend his donkey to the neighbor he didn't like. So, he told him, "I would be glad to loan you my donkey. Unfortunately, my brother came y...
Mulla Nasruddin, having said his Friday prayers, was exiting the mosque.
And when you stepped out of the mosque and into the street, you could be sure you would come across a beggar or two. Some were so regular that they were almost glued to their chosen spots. Mulla Nasruddin knew that this was a good place for them to be. After all, people came out from their prayers f...
A stranger approached Nasruddin as he was standing at the crossroads
"Which way to town?" the stranger asked. Nasruddin pointed to the right. "And how long will it take to get there?" Nasruddin stared at the stranger intently and shrugged. "I know you can hear me!" the stranger shouted. "How long will it take me to get to town?" Nasruddin shrugged agai...
A man crosses the border each morning on a donkey...
...and each day, his donkey is loaded with only bags of straw. When he reaches the bridge marking the border, the tax collectors search his bags to calculate what duty he must pay on his exports. Every day, they find nothing. And yet, in the evening, after their shift has finished and they are in th...
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