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Sep 21, 2023Liked by Dr. Kathleen Waller, Terry Freedman

I had Afghani and Iranian students who would share Nasrudin stories in the multi-cultural ESL classes. The point of the stories was not always understood by everyone, but they were very popular. Other students, then, wanted to share stories from their own countries. It was great English practice for the speaker and the listeners. Thank for reminding me of this, Terry. Lovely!

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sounds wonderful, Sharron, the sharing of stories I mean. As for understanding/not understanding, I think the beauty of these stories is that you can decide for yourself what they mean, and discuss them with others.

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Sep 21, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman, Dr. Kathleen Waller

Thank you for introducing me to Mulla Nasrudin; a great example of the similarities in human behaviour through times and cultures.

Donkeys often look sad, but this one is at least very fluffy.

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Sep 23, 2023Liked by Dr. Kathleen Waller, Terry Freedman

Nasrudin's visit to the Turkish bath and his lesson on patience and appearances is a story we can all relate to in our daily lives. It's a reminder not to judge hastily and to always treat others with kindness. Thank you for sharing these stories and your thoughtful commentary.

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Cheers, Winston. Yes, I agree. Glad you found my commentary OK.

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Sep 22, 2023Liked by Dr. Kathleen Waller, Terry Freedman

Ohhh this is soo good, need to make notes 🤣. My partner was born in Iran and despite having grown up in Europe, the culture is so important to keep alive.

And of course it helps to know some good tales as well as I’ll be learning farsi 🤗

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fantastic! yes, definitely important to keep cultures alive.

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Sep 21, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman, Dr. Kathleen Waller

Oh wow, I hadn't heard of Nasrudin, Terry. Thanks for sharing these great examples/stories. They're really good and the donkey one brought a smile to my face.

Also, Alexander did a breakdown on the Purloined Letter a while ago, I think. It was a good/deep read.

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Oh thanks, Nathan. I'll have to find that. I really wish Poe had written more Dupin stories: he wrote only three. On the plus side, he was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes

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Sep 21, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

I think this is the link: https://alexanderipfelkofer.substack.com/p/the-poe-etic-effect

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Oh brilliant, Sire. Thank you. 😁

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Sep 21, 2023Liked by Dr. Kathleen Waller, Terry Freedman

This is so good. I downloaded the Poe story to read too.

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It won't disappoint, Jon. The detective in it was the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes

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Such a good story!

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Sep 22, 2023Liked by Dr. Kathleen Waller

So good to see these stories that never get old. The other day I was thinking about the one that ends "salt is not wool"

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Where did you first come across them, Carol?

Thanks for reading. :) Terry has a lot of fun ideas!

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😂

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