मुल्ला नसरुद्दीन के किस्से व हास्य-रहस्य

CHAPTER 1.
Mulla Nasrudin, whose barn burned down, was told by the insurance company that his policy
provided that the company build a new barn, rather than paying him the cash value of it. The
Mulla was incensed by this.
"If that's the way you fellows operate," he said, "THEN CANCEL THE INSURANCE I HAVE ON MY
WIFE'S LIFE."
189.
Mulla Nasrudin had spent eighteen months on deserted island, the lone survivor when his yacht
sank.
He had managed so well, he thought less and less of his business and his many investments. But
he was nonetheless delighted to see a ship anchor off shore and launch a small boat that headed
toward the island.
When the boat crew reached the shore the officer in charge came forward with a bundle of current
newspapers and magazines. "The captain," explained the officer, "thought you would want to look
over these papers to see what has been happening in the world, before you decide that you want to
be rescued."
"It's very thoughtful of him," replied Nasrudin. "BUT I THINK I NEED AN ACCOUNTANT MOST OF
ALL. I HAVEN'T FILED AN INCOME TAX RETURN FOR TWO YEARS, AND WHAT WITH THE
PENALTIES AND ALL, I AM NOT SURE I CAN NOW AFFORD TO RETURN."
190.
The weekly poker group was in the midst of an exceptionally exciting hand when one of the group
fell dead of a heart attack. He was laid on a couch in the room, and one of the three remaining
members asked,
"What shall we do now?"
"I SUGGEST," said Mulla Nasrudin, the most new member of the group, "THAT OUT OF RESPECT
FOR OUR DEAR DEPARTED FRIEND, WE FINISH THIS HAND STANDING UP."
191.
"With all of the evidence to the contrary," the district attorney said to the defendant, "do you still
maintain Nasrudin, that your wife died of a broken heart?"
"I CERTAINLY DO," said Mulla Nasrudin. "IF SHE HAD NOT BROKEN MY HEART, I WOULDN'T
HAVE SHOT HER."
192.
Mulla Nasrudin and his partner closed the business early one Friday afternoon and went off together
for a long weekend in the country. Seated playing canasta under the shade of trees, the partner
looked up with a start and said. "Good Lord, Mulla, we forgot to lock the safe."
202 (Jokes of Mulla Nasrudin) 49 Osho