Nasreddin Hodja. Have you ever heard him? I myself haven't heard about this name until last Monday during our English class..He is one of Turkish folktale's character..As I search about him through Mr.Google, I came to know that he is a real person, he lived in 13th Century Turkey in and around Aksehir in the Konya area..Here I bring you some of Nasreddin Hodja's stories since I really enjoy this kind of genre..
LETTER
An Iranian gave Hodja a letter he had received from a friend back home and asked Hodja to read it to him. Hodja looked at the letter. It was in Persian and the handwriting was terrible so he told the man "Have somebody else read it. "The man insisted. "Listen" said Hodja "I don’t know Persian. Even if it were in Turkish, the writing is so bad that I still wouldn’t be able to read it!" The Iranian got mad, "You are wearing a huge robe and a turban but can’t read even a simple letter. You should be ashamed of yourself!" Hodja took off the turban and the robe and gave them to the Iranian saying "If one can do everything by wearing a robe and a turban then here you can wear them and read the letter yourself!"
I'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO
Hodja lost his saddlebag in the town where he had stopped to spend the night. "You either find my saddlebag or I’ll know what to do" he said to the peasants in town. The peasants were alarmed and they looked for it everywhere They finally found Hodja`s saddlebag and returned it to him. Just before Hodja left the town, the peasants asked "What would you have done if we hadn’t found it?" Hodja shrugged his shoulders and said "I have an old kilim at home. I was going to cut it up and make another saddlebag with it."
Hodja lost his saddlebag in the town where he had stopped to spend the night. "You either find my saddlebag or I’ll know what to do" he said to the peasants in town. The peasants were alarmed and they looked for it everywhere They finally found Hodja`s saddlebag and returned it to him. Just before Hodja left the town, the peasants asked "What would you have done if we hadn’t found it?" Hodja shrugged his shoulders and said "I have an old kilim at home. I was going to cut it up and make another saddlebag with it."
BLUE BEAD
Hodja had two wives and, because they were jealous of each other they used to fight quite often. To put an end to the fighting Hodja gave each one a blue bead and said "Now don’t tell the other one that I have given you this bead which is a symbol of my love for you." One day they were fighting again. They asked Hodja whom he loved the best. He answered calmly "I love the one who has the blue bead." Each wife then thought Hodja loved her the best and they never bothered him again.
Hodja had two wives and, because they were jealous of each other they used to fight quite often. To put an end to the fighting Hodja gave each one a blue bead and said "Now don’t tell the other one that I have given you this bead which is a symbol of my love for you." One day they were fighting again. They asked Hodja whom he loved the best. He answered calmly "I love the one who has the blue bead." Each wife then thought Hodja loved her the best and they never bothered him again.
Ok, enough about the story..Now I have to finish my homework about this Hodja person..
Q : How would you describe Nasreddin Hodja? Is he intelligent? Is he a likable person? Why or Why not?
As for me, I think Nasreddin Hodja is one who likes to say big about himself even it is not true. But on the same time, I also think that he is an intelligent one among his friend that he get to think about the solution of his problem that fast..It is really impressive that a candle from hundred meters away can warm him even he didn't use anything special to warmth his self..For the second question,Is he a likable person?I don't think he is a likable person since he like to brag about his self in front of his friend..But he is good at teaching his friend a lesson for being unfair in judgement..
