The Donkey Who Learned to Read
Nasreddin Hodja
The Donkey Who Learned to Read
Nasreddin Hodja promises the mighty Timur that he can teach a donkey to read. With a big book and a sack of barley, he finds a very clever way to keep his promise.
- 5 chapters
- Illustrated
- Read aloud
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How the story begins
Chapter 1: A Gift for Timur
Long ago, in the town of Akşehir, there lived a clever man called Nasreddin Hodja. One day the mighty ruler Timur came to the town, and someone gave him a fine grey donkey as a present. Timur looked at it and grunted, but the Hodja smiled. “What a wonderful donkey!” he said.
Chapters in this story
- 1.A Gift for Timur
- 2.A Very Strange School
- 3.Barley Between the Pages
- 4.The Big Day
- 5.How a Donkey Reads