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Nasreddine and his father take dates, wool, chickens, or watermelon to market, people tease them no matter who is riding their donkey, and this causes Nasreddine embarrassment until his father helps him to understand. In Weulersse's version of this ancient tale ("The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey"), the the legendary character of Nasreddin Hodja is portrayed as a boy. Finally, the boy realizes that he alone must judge the validity of other people's criticisms. Teasing Fiction. Embarrassment Fiction. Fathers and sons Fiction. Middle East Fiction. AR 4.0 Lexile 680 IL 1-3. | |