The Hodja and the Lost Ring
The Hodja loses his ring in the house but looks for it in the street: "It's brighter here."
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One night Nasreddin Hodja was searching the ground in the street in front of his house, under the lamp. His neighbor saw him: "Hodja, what are you looking for?"
"I've lost my ring."
The neighbor bent down too and began to search. They looked between the stones and in the holes. An hour passed. No ring.
The neighbor asked: "Hodja, where exactly did you drop the ring?"
The Hodja said, "At home, in my room."
The neighbor straightened up: "If you dropped it at home, why are we looking in the street?"
The Hodja pointed at the street lamp: "Inside the house it's dark, and here it's bright. Isn't it easier to search in the light?"
The neighbor doubled over laughing. The Hodja laughed too; then he went inside, lit a candle and found the ring under his bed.
This story is told all over the world. Because everyone sometimes looks for the ring not where they lost it, but where it is easy. If you lose something too, light your candle first, then look.
The tale ends here. Sleep well.
The Hodja and the Lost Ring is a children's tale from Nasreddin Hodja, suitable for ages 4-9 and about 1 minutes long. Read it free on Masal Merkezi, play a lullaby or nature sound in the background, tap any word to see its Turkish meaning and save it to your favorites. For similar tales browse the Nasreddin Hodja category.
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