Albeit on the back of a donkey, and sitting backwards, Nasreddin Hodja rides out the tornado, and here's the photo to prove it! Hiding under the timbers of the no longer cabin, there he was, waving happily and sharing his wisdom. I couldn't hear what he was saying, but perhaps you can! Please share in the comments below Nasreddin Hodja's tale, the one he's telling after surviving this tornado.
What a charming cover illustration! Probably too late now, but mud-soaked books CAN be saved, following instructions given by the National Personal Records Center after the St. Louis floods of 1993. Interleave the pages with paper towels, then put the book in the freezer for a few days to freeze-dry it. The muck turns to dust, which can be brushed off. The book will always smell a bit musty and will look "well aged," but we still have some books and essential papers that we saved with this method. Judy Wilson
ReplyDeleteMicowaving, one minute at a time, will also work. That's how I saved dear Nasreddin Hodja. But if we're talking about hundreds of books . . .
ReplyDeleteIf anyone in the world could survive a tornado it would be Mullah Nasruddin riding his donkey. It's appropriate that he was found hiding under the ruins of a building, remember what his tomb is according to legend;...an empty doorway in the middle of the desert. But then again...Nusruddin lives...obviously.
ReplyDeleteMark Berg
What a survivor - and the donkey, too. One of my favorite Nasruddin tales:
ReplyDelete-- It was a cold winter day, and a heavily dressed man noticed Nasrudin outside wearing very little clothing. “Mullah,” the man said, “tell me, how is it that I am wearing all these clothes and still feel a little cold, whereas you are barely wearing anything yet seem unaffected by the weather?”
“Well,” replied Nasrudin, “I don’t have any more clothes, so I can’t afford to feel cold, whereas you have plenty of clothes, and thus have the liberty to feel cold.” --