A Road in The Sky

This is Nasreddin's story, hope you enjy it ^^

(adapted from my favorite book)

There were four children who always tried to find ways to play a trick on Nasreddin, but they always failed. That after noon they wanted to try again. They knew that usually Nasreddin went by the road at about four o'clock. So by that time they had been there waiting for Nasreddin. When they heard the sound of the doney's hoofs coming nearer, the boys started distributing the duties among them.

Mahmoud quickly climbed the tree beside them, with a kite hung on his left shoulder. "There! just put it there, he's quite near!" said one of his friends beneath him. Then Mahmoud tied up his kite to the branch nearest to his right hand. After that he quickly climbed down.

"Uncle Nasreddin. We need your help. We have a trouble now. If you can't help us, we will not go home for several days," Jemal said. "He wants that kite, Uncle Nasreddin. If we din't take it to him, his father will beat us all," said Mustapha. "Wait, wait, young boys. Tell me first what the problem is. After that I will think wether I can help you or not," said Nasreddin.

Jemal explained, "This morning we borrowed Nouri's kite. We could fly it high into the sky. But unfortunaely  the rough wind drove it down. And it is entangled in the branches over there." Nasreddin look up. A kite was entangled in the thick branches of the tree. He said, "Just climb up and take it,"-"We can not clomb, Uncle Nasreddin. Help us please. Take the kite for us, please," Mustapha insisted.

Nasreddin was sorry for them and prepared to climb. He took off his shoes. But the same time he heard one of the boys giggled and whispered something. He did not hear it clearly, he heard only the words "the shoes". This made him suspicious. He thought that the children would play a atrick on him again.

"Come on, Uncle Nasreddin!" said one of them. Naasreddin took his shoes and inserted the into the big pocket of his old baggy teouser. "But, people usually don't bring their shoes when they climb a tree, Uncle Nasreddin!" shouted two of them. Nasreddin looked down and smiled, "I'm ready in case there is a road in the sky."

The Difference Between A Donkey and A Wife

Cerita ini saya ambil dari buku yang saya suka baca, emh... this is spoof text, enjoy it ^^

Early in the morning nasreddin went to the backyard to take his donkey. He wanted to go to the market as early as possible so that he could sell a lot of wheat. To his surprise, the donkey was not in the stall. He run to his nearest neighbours to asked if they saw his donkey. But none had seen it. soon the people in the neighbourhood heard the news. They helped Nasreddin look for the donkey. They searched the entire garden and the nearest wood and hills. But they couldn't find it. There was only one hill left to search. They all went to the hill.

A man who walkked beside Nasreddin asked him, "Nasreddin, all of our neighbours have failed to find your donkey. But why do you look relaxed. Don't you worry at all?"-"So?"-"You shuld realize that you may not find your only donkey." Nasreddin answered calmly, "Do you see the hill we are going to? Nobody had gone there to look for my donkey. We'll go there and find it. if there is no donkey there, then I'll worry."

They arrived at the hill. The whole group searched for the lost donkey here and there but they couldn't find it. Nasreddin  sat down under the tree alone. He lokked far away, thinking something. The man who had talked to him before came and sat beside him. "Well, Nasreddin. I know you lose your only donkey. Life may be difficult without it. But, don't be too sad, brother," the man tried to cheer him up. "Do I look sad?"-"Ye, you look very sad. You looked much sadder than you did when your wife died." Nasreddin looked at his friend. "if only you remembered the day when my wife died, you would know the answer."-"I do, I remember the we, yur friends, helped you and accompanied you just like we do now."-"No, it's much different. At thet time you all tried to cheer me up by saying, 'Don't be sad our friend Nasreddin. We'll get you a new wife.' But now you see, nobody offers me any donkey to replace my lost one."