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Riding a donkey backwards : wise and foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin
- Title
- Riding a donkey backwards : wise and foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin / retold by Sean Taylor and the Khayaal Theatre ; illustrated by Shirin Adl.
- Author
- Taylor, Sean, 1965-
- Publication
- Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2019.
- ©2018
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- Description
- 41 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- A collection of 21 riotous tales and riddles about the Mullah Nasruddin. Why does Mulla Nasruddin spoon yoghurt into the river? What is the reason he rides his donkey backwards? Why does he paint a picture that is blank? And is he crazy to move into the house of the man who's just burgled him? Find out all about the amazing antics of Nasruddin in these twenty-one hilarious stories and riddles, famous throughout the Middle East for their jokes, riddles and wisdom.--Publisher website.
- Alternative Title
- Wise and foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin
- Wise & foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin
- Subjects
- Tales
- Folklore
- Wisdom
- Folk tales
- Sufi parables
- JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
- Tales > Middle East > Juvenile literature
- Middle East
- Folklore > Asia, Central
- Juvenile works
- Wisdom > Folklore
- Sufi wit and humor
- Picture books
- Persian wit and humor
- Anecdotes
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Middle East
- Central Asia
- Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century > Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Muslim
- Nasreddin, Hoca, active 13th century > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature
- Folklore > Middle East
- Genre/Form
- Picture books.
- Folk tales.
- Anecdotes.
- Folklore.
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- Includes glossary.
- Audience (note)
- 5+
- Contents
- Meet Mulla Nasruddin -- Whose move? -- The other side -- Drawing a blank -- The traveler -- They can't both be right! -- The cooking pot -- The donkey thieves -- Silver or gold? -- Do you believe me? -- The sermon -- Don't ask me! -- A nice steam bath -- Would it be possible for me to borrow your clothesline? -- The umbrella -- Tell me one thing -- I've lost my donkey! -- The visitor -- Who owns the land? -- A cow up a pole -- When you are dead -- What are you doing? -- Glossary.
- Call Number
- JFF 20-861
- ISBN
- 9781536205077
- 1536205079
- LCCN
- 2018963135
- OCLC
- 1107771775
- Author
- Taylor, Sean, 1965- author.
- Title
- Riding a donkey backwards : wise and foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin / retold by Sean Taylor and the Khayaal Theatre ; illustrated by Shirin Adl.
- Publisher
- Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- 5+
- Added Author
- Adl, Shirin, ill.Khayaal Theatre Company, author.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 20-861