Name: The Turkish Jester
Author: George Borrow
ISBN: 978-1168729460

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The Turkish Jester

By George Borrow 10 Jul, 2021

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The story goes, one of the stories of a hundred, that Cogia Nasr Eddin Efendi one day ascending into the pulpit to preach, said, ‘O believers, do ye not know what I am going to say to you?’ The congregation answered, ‘Dear Cogia Efendi, we do not know.’ Then said the Cogia, ‘What shall I say to you until you do know?’ One day the Cogia ascending again into the pulpit, said, ‘O Mussulmen, do ye not know what I am going to say to you?’ ‘We do know,’ they replied. Story from Eastern Europe translated by George Borrow.

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George Borrow

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George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel books based on his personal experiences in Europe. During his travels, he developed a close affinity wi...

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