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Nasreddin Hodja enters our world
After enjoying more than half a millennium of existence in Heaven (about seven-hundred years, by his own count), Nasreddin Hodja came to Allah, complaining ( Read more... ) -
Salt Works!
During the 2020 quarantine, Nasreddin Hodja's neighbor Madjid noticed that Hodja was salting the sidewalk in front of his house every morning even though the winter was long gone and there wasn't much of a snow to begin with while it lasted.
"Why are you salting the sidewalk, Hodja?" - he demanded.
"To keep tigers away." - responded Nasreddin Hodja ( Read more... ) -
Promoting tolerance. You're doing it wrong! (part 1)
To make ends meet, Nasreddin Hodja and his friend Halim decided to sign up for a construction job in the misty city of St. Petersburg in the far-away Russian land. Upon arrival, as they boarded the bus at the airport that was going to take them to the construction site, the foreman distributed an illustrated booklet titled "Migrant Worker's ( Read more... ) -
Wisdom of the Day
"If you wish to observe a human and learn about their soul, you should not delve into how he keeps silent or how he talks, or how he cries or even how he gets excited about the noblest of ideas. Instead, take a good look at how he laughs. A good laugh means he's a good person. For laughing is the most truthful sample of the soul."
- Fyodor ( Read more... ) -
Wisdom of the day
"Food, Ivan Arnoldovich, is a subtle thing. One must know how to eat, yet just think - most people don't know how to eat at all. One must not only know what to eat, but when and how.' (Philip Philipovich waved his fork meaningfully.) 'And what to say while you're eating. Yes, my dear sir. If you care about your digestion, my advice is - don't talk ( Read more... ) -
Yor-Yor-Yorone!
This blog wishes a long, happy and fruitful marriage to jasur, our friend in Samarqand! Cheeeeeeers! -
Chayhana (teahouse)
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