Goha, the wise fool
By: retold by Denys Johnson-Davies ; sewing by Hany El Saed Ahmed from drawings by Hag Hamdy Mohamed Fattouh
Contributors: Ahmed, Hany El Saed, ill; Fattouh, Hamdy Mohamed, ill
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780399242229
Subjects: Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character); Tales; Folklore
Other titles: Nasreddin Hoca (Anecdotes). English.
Description: A collection of fourteen tales about the folk hero Nasreddin Hoca, also known as Goha, a man with a reputation for being able to answer difficult questions in a clever way.
Table of contents: title: Goha carries the basket; title: Goha and the shoes; title: Goha counts his donkeys; title: Goha goes to a party; title: Goha wonders where the cat is; title: Goha goes for a swim; title: Goha goes hunting bears; title: Goha tricks the robbers; title: Goha and the twenty geese; title: Goha refuses to say a word; title: The thieves visit Goha; title: Goha has the last word; title: Goha gives his son a lesson about life; title: Goha decides to buy a new donkey; title: Goha outthinks the three wise men.