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Nasruddin Hodja: Duel of Wits ................................ 3-8


All for a Rupee........................................................... 9
The Great Performer............................................10-13
Did You Know? ........................................................14
Suppandi: Something is Better than Nothing ..............15
Bees....................................................................16-19
Anwar ......................................................................20
The Creditor........................................................21-22
Two Knights ............................................................23
First Aid ..............................................................24-26
Spearing the Moon! .............................................27-31
Make Your Own Finger Puppets ................................32
The Helpful Thieves .............................................33-35
The Treasure-Hunters ..........................................36-38
It Happened to Me ....................................................39
Shikari Shambu ...................................................40-42
Suppandi:“Fare” Enough ..........................................43
Optical Illusions ...................................................45-47
Fifty Percent ............................................................48
Anwar ......................................................................49
Weaving Wonders................................................50-57
Swatting a Fly ..........................................................58
Growing Up .........................................................59-60
Kalia the Crow.....................................................61-63
A Rupee’s Worth .................................................64-65
Outstanding Birds of India ...................................66-67
The Dumbbells: Treble Trouble ............................68-72
Did You Know? ...................................................73-74
A Simpleton’s Luck ..............................................75-80
Suppandi: Bright Side ...............................................81
The Overpriced Banana ....................................... 82-83
Painful Cavity...........................................................84
The Curfew Breaker ..................................................85
Three in One ....................................................... 86-87
Anwar ......................................................................88
Make Your Own Table Mats .....................................90
The Three Thieves ............................................... 91-94
Serpentine Facts .................................................. 95-96
Tax Evasion ........................................................ 97-99
Great Pretenders ..............................................100-101
A Foolish Order ................................................102-104
A Tough Mouthful ............................................105-106
The Dog Family................................................107-109
Two Misers and Suppandi: Mosquito Trouble ........... 110
Kalia the Crow..................................................111-113
Call It a Reward ...................................................... 114
Discovery of Wells ............................................115-117
It Happened to Me .................................................. 118
Ina Mina Mynah Mo .........................................119-123
Kalia the Crow..................................................124-126
The Clever Thief ...............................................127-134
Nasruddin Hodja: A Dose of His Own Medicine ..136-137
The Wise Fools .................................................138-140
A Clever Ruse ...................................................141-144
The Penny-Pinching Photographer .......................... 145
On the Move .......................................................... 146
Bir Singh and Sunderbai ....................................147-162
Anwar .................................................................... 163
The Best Son ...................................................164-165
The Cat Who Washed His Face ............................... 166
Kalia the Crow: The Rope Trick ........................167-169
Off Duty! ............................................................... 170
The Two Disciples ............................................171-175
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*Did you know: Shambu’s rifle is a tranquilizer
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