page_title: Nasreddin
section_title: Whom do you believe?
hierarchical_section_title: Nasreddin / Tales / Examples / Whom do you believe?
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Statue de Nasr Eddin Hodja, complexe Liab-i-Haouz, Boukhara (à l'arrière-plan la madrasa Nadir Divan-Begui) English: Statue of Nasreddīn Hodja in Bukhara. In the background: Nadir Divan-Beghi Medersa (part of Lab-i Hauz complex).
context_page_description: Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja or Mullah Nasreddin Hooja or Mullah Nasruddin was a Seljuq satirist, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, present-day Turkey and died in 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher, Sufi and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. A Nasreddin story usually has a subtle humour and a pedagogic nature. The International Nasreddin Hodja festival is celebrated between 5 and 10 July in his hometown every year.
context_section_description: A neighbour came to the gate of Mulla Nasreddin's yard. The Mulla went to meet him outside.
  "Would you mind, Mulla," the neighbour asked, "can you lend me your donkey today? I have some goods to transport to the next town."
  The Mulla didn't feel inclined to lend out the animal to that particular man, however. So, not to seem rude, he answered:
  "I'm sorry, but I've already lent him to somebody else."
  All of a sudden the donkey could be heard braying loudly behind the wall of the yard.
  "But Mulla," the neighbour exclaimed. "I can hear it behind that wall!"
  "Whom do you believe," the Mulla replied indignantly, "the donkey or your Mulla?"
caption: Nasreddin Hodja in Bukhara
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