One day Nasreddin’s donkey was ill, so he borrowed a horse from an officer. It was a big, strong animal, and usually nobody rode it except the officer. It tried to throw Nasreddin off, but he stayed on it. Then it suddenly began to run away with him. He tried to turn it towards his house, and he tried to stop it, but it continued to run the opposite way. One of Nasreddin’s friends was working in his field and saw him riding very fast towards this friend’s house. He thought, ‘Why is Nasreddin riding so fast? Perhaps he has
some bad news. Perhaps he is riding to my house to give me some bad news!’
He was frightened and shouted to Nasreddin, ‘Nasreddin! Nasreddin! What is the matter? Where are you going?’
‘I don’t know!’ Nasreddin shouted back. ‘This stupid animal hasn’t told me!’
What was the matter with
Nasreddin’s donkey one
day ?
What did he do ?
What was the horse like ?
Who usually rode it ?
What did it try to do ?
What did Nasreddin do ?
What did the horse do then ?
What did Nasreddin do ?
What did the horse do ?
Who saw Nasreddin ?
What was this person doing ?
What did he think ?
How did he feel ?
What did he shout ?
What did Nasreddin shout
back ?
