Told in the Coffee HouseTOLD IN THE COFFEE HOUSEReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…TOLD IN THE COFFEE HOUSETurkish TalesPREFACEHOW THE HODJA SAVED ALLAHBETTER IS THE FOLLY OF WOMAN THAN THE WISDOM OF MANTHE HANOUM AND THE UNJUST CADIWHAT HAPPENED TO HADJI, A MERCHANT OF THE BEZESTANHOW THE JUNKMAN TRAVELLED TO FIND TREASURE IN HIS OWN YARDHOW CHAPKIN HALID BECAME CHIEF DETECTIVEHOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGERTHE WISE SON OF ALI PASHATHE MERCIFUL KHANKING KARA-KUSH OF BITHYNIATHE PRAYER RUG AND THE DISHONEST STEWARDTHE GOOSE, THE EYE, THE DAUGHTER, AND THE ARMTHE FORTY WISE MENHOW THE PRIEST KNEW THAT IT WOULD SNOWWHO WAS THE THIRTEENTH SONPARADISE SOLD BY THE YARDJEW TURNED TURKTHE METAMORPHOSISTHE CALIF OMARKALAIDJI AVRAM OF BALATAHOW MEHMET ALI PASHA OF EGYPT ADMINISTERED JUSTICEHOW THE FARMER LEARNED TO CURE HIS WIFE—A TURKISH ÆSOPTHE LANGUAGE OF BIRDSTHE SWALLOW'S ADVICEWE KNOW NOT WHAT THE DAWN MAY BRING FORTHOLD MEN MADE YOUNGTHE BRIBEHOW THE DEVIL LOST HIS WAGERTHE EFFECTS OF RAKIBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Turkish TalesAll chapters and sections (32)TOLD IN THE COFFEE HOUSETurkish TalesPREFACEHOW THE HODJA SAVED ALLAHBETTER IS THE FOLLY OF WOMAN THAN THE WISDOM OF MANTHE HANOUM AND THE UNJUST CADIWHAT HAPPENED TO HADJI, A MERCHANT OF THE BEZESTANHOW THE JUNKMAN TRAVELLED TO FIND TREASURE IN HIS OWN YARDHOW CHAPKIN HALID BECAME CHIEF DETECTIVEHOW COBBLER AHMET BECAME THE CHIEF ASTROLOGERTHE WISE SON OF ALI PASHATHE MERCIFUL KHANKING KARA-KUSH OF BITHYNIATHE PRAYER RUG AND THE DISHONEST STEWARDTHE GOOSE, THE EYE, THE DAUGHTER, AND THE ARMTHE FORTY WISE MENHOW THE PRIEST KNEW THAT IT WOULD SNOWWHO WAS THE THIRTEENTH SONPARADISE SOLD BY THE YARDJEW TURNED TURKTHE METAMORPHOSISTHE CALIF OMARKALAIDJI AVRAM OF BALATAHOW MEHMET ALI PASHA OF EGYPT ADMINISTERED JUSTICEHOW THE FARMER LEARNED TO CURE HIS WIFE—A TURKISH ÆSOPTHE LANGUAGE OF BIRDSTHE SWALLOW'S ADVICEWE KNOW NOT WHAT THE DAWN MAY BRING FORTHOLD MEN MADE YOUNGTHE BRIBEHOW THE DEVIL LOST HIS WAGERTHE EFFECTS OF RAKIPublisher IconTurkish Tales →
