Tales from the Magic Carpet
Mullah Nasruddin Feeds his Coat | Turkey
Season 1, Episode 1
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Educational, Kids and Family, Short Films, G
Nasruddin is tired after working in the fields all day. He is hungry. It is Ramadan and he is invited to the wealthy man’s house. He goes straight from the field and the guests. No one will talk to him or share food. He leaves and returns in a fine coat. He feeds the coat and when people are shocked he tells them, it is not him they want to see but the coat.
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