HOW MULLA NASRUDDIN’S WIFE GOT RID OF HIS DONKEY
Pic.: Azriel D'Souza Y ears ago, when I had decided to do something about my poor English, one of the things I did – and found very effective – was telling a nice story in two tenses… the Present and the Past. Over the years, I have helped hundreds of people, who were earnest about improving their English, with the same method… Yes, write a nice story down in both the tenses… and, then, tell it to someone… There are many Mulla Nasruddin stories that make my heart smile. This is one of my favorites… HOW MULLA NASRUDDIN’S WIFE GOT RID OF HIS DONKEY PAST: M ulla Nasruddin's wife hated his donkey. "I don't want that good-for-nothing donkey in my house... Sell him in the market, or dump him in a pond... But, out he must be, before the Sun, tomorrow, goes down," one night, Mulla's wife gave the ultimatum to her husband. Mulla, somehow, had a great love for his donkey, though, he too knew that the lazy animal...