01974cam a2200385 4500 759548690 TxAuBib 20191218120000.0 190709s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536205077 hbk. $18.99 1536205079 hbk. $18.99 (OCoLC)1107771775 AYP eng rda AYP IAL YDX BDX DYJ IUL UIU UAP OCL LMJ ANK OI6 CPL EHH TxGR TxAuBib Taylor, Sean, 1965-, author. Riding a donkey backwards [Book] : wise and foolish tales of Mulla Nasruddin / retold by Sean Taylor and the Khayaal Theatre ; illustrated by Shirin Adl. Riding a donkey backwards. First U.S. edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. 41 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. A collection of 21 riotous tales and riddles about the Mullah Nasruddin. Why does Mulla Nasruddin spoon yoghurt into the river? What is the reason he rides his donkey backwards? Why does he paint a picture that is blank? And is he crazy to move into the house of the man who's just burgled him? Find out all about the amazing antics of Nasruddin in these twenty-one hilarious stories and riddles, famous throughout the Middle East for their jokes, riddles and wisdom.--Publisher website. 5+. 20191218. Nasreddin Hoca active 13th century Anecdotes. Persian wit and humor. Sufi parables. Sufi wit and humor. Wisdom Folklore. Tales Middle East. Folklore Middle East. Folklore Asia, Central. Picture books for children. Adl, Shirin, illustrator. Khayaal Theatre Company, author. RV8