Nasreddin Hodja and the Yeast in the Lake: One day, Nasreddin Hodja went to the lake with a bag of yeast. His neighbors saw him and asked, “Hodja, what are you doing?” The Hodja replied, “I’m adding yeast to the lake.” The neighbors were puzzled, “Hodja, will the lake rise with yeast?” The Hodja responded, “What if it does?”
Temel and Fadime’s Quarrel: Temel and Fadime had a big fight. Fadime got angry and said, “I’m leaving and never coming back!” Temel replied, “Don’t go, I’ll miss you.” Fadime slammed the door and left. A while later, she came back and asked Temel, “Why didn’t you stop me?” Temel replied, “Fadime, I said I’d miss you, not that I wanted you back!”
Temel Visits His Mother-in-Law: Temel visited his mother-in-law one day. She served him a meal. After the meal, Temel said, “Thank you, it was delicious.” His mother-in-law replied, “You’re welcome, Temel, I’m glad you liked it.” Temel thought for a moment and added, “Well, mother-in-law, I would have eaten it even if I didn’t like it.”
Temel’s English Lesson: Temel enrolled in an English course. In the first lesson, the teacher said, “Good morning.” Temel stood up and replied, “Günaydın hocam” (Good morning, teacher in Turkish). The teacher said, “I am your teacher.” Temel stood up again and replied, “Ben de Temel” (I am Temel in Turkish). The teacher was confused and asked, “Temel, don’t you know English?” Temel replied, “Teacher, I came here to learn English, why would I come if I already knew it?”
Temel and the Train Ticket: Temel bought a ticket to get on the train. He handed his ticket to the conductor. The conductor looked at the ticket and said, “Temel, this ticket is for tomorrow.” Temel was surprised and said, “Well, that’s why I was wondering why the train was so late!”
