Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin

by Sean Taylor, Khayaal Theatre Company, Eleanor Martin

Book Overview

Timeless wisdom is found in absurdity in these tales of an iconic Muslim character known as the sagest man in the village -- and also its biggest fool.

Would you like to know how a thief can turn into a donkey? Whether a cow can climb a pole? Or why you should spoon yogurt into a lake? Mulla Nasruddin knows all the answers, and he might also tell you why he rides his donkey backwards. Whether in the guise of an imam in a mosque or a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536205079
• ISBN13: 9781536205077
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3