Nasreddin Hoca
c. 13th–16th century · Akşehir, Anatolia
One day the Cogia was asked, 'When there is a new moon, what becomes of the old one?' 'They make forty stars out of each,' said the Cogia.The Turkish Jester; or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi, translated by George Borrow (1884) · in place of the original: the English translation by George Borrow (1884)
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Nasreddin Hoca
c. 13th–16th century · Akşehir, Anatolia · A question from the days when the date was reckoned by the phases of the moon.
One day the Cogia Nasr Eddin Efendi passing along the bazaar, an individual coming up to him said, 'Pray, Cogia, what is the moon to-day? Is it at three or four?' 'I don't know,' said the Cogia. 'I neither buy nor sell the moon.'The Turkish Jester; or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi, translated by George Borrow (1884) · in place of the original: the English translation by George Borrow (1884)
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