Hodja and zurna
Nasreddin Hodja


One day Hodja wished to learn playing zurna (a kind off shrill pipe) and visited a zurna player.
- How much does it cost to learn playing zurna? asked Hodja.
- Tre hundred akche (coin) for the first lesson and one hundred akche for the next lessons, asked zurna player.
- It sounds good, replied Hodja. We may start with second lesson. I was a shepherd when I was a young boy, so I already had some whistle experiences. It must be good enough for first lesson, isn't it?