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One night a group of bandits broke into Nasreddin Hodja's house.

`Give us all your money, all your valuables!' they said.

`Do I look like a rich man? I don't have any money!' the Hodja defied the bandits.

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Thief with a Good Heart

One night a group of bandits broke into Nasreddin Hodja's house.

`Give us all your money, all your valuables!' they said.

`Do I look like a rich man? I don't have any money!' the Hodja defied the bandits.

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Gift Rabbit

A few people from another village, mere acquaintances of Nasreddin Hodja, were in Aksehir for some trade business. At the end of the day, they knocked on Hodja's door.

`Hodja Effendi, since we were in town, we thought we should pay you a little visit.

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Ramalinga Humiliates Rama Raja Bhushana

It was one of those finest days at Bhuvana Vijayam. King Rayalu along with his Ashta Diggajas was enjoying the literary discussion session that day.

Rama Raja Bhushana was known to be a romantic poet, authoring prose and poetry reciting women and their beauty.

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The Dissatisfied Devotee

Many tales are told about Neptune the Roman god of the sea. Neptune was said to be one of the most generous of the gods.

One day a woman who lived close to the sea went down to the beach and began singing songs in his praise.

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Ganpati Swoops Down

There was an unusually hot summer prevailing in South India and Sage Agastya went to mount Kailas to ask Lord Shiva for water. Kaveri happened to be worshipping Shiva at that time.

Shiva picked her up and put her in Agastya's kamandalu.


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Why Snakes Have Forked Tongues

Vinata, mother of Garuda, had been enslaved by the nagas after she had quarreled with their mother, Kadru. The nagas offered to release Vinata from servitude if Garuda brought them amrita (nectar of immortality) from the moon.

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