Two new stories about Turkey we never knew existed

Gilgamesh

I first though not to read the stories to my kids, but then I realized they are not so bad. It is quit an interesting story of King Gilgamesh

You can find a nice story about him here:  http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/story/sto_set.html

What does Gilgamesh have to do with Noah?

Here is something interesting to read about it. The story of Gilgamesh is written on 12 tablets and here is a summary of the story: 12 tablets it also tells the story of Noah and the Gilgamesh Epic

It was really interesting to know that there are more than 500 stories of the flood.

The epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Noah in the Bible has so many similarities:

Gilgamesh and the Bible

The search of the Ark

I just told them the legend of Humbaba.......... and the ceder forest ... (It is now a World heritage site) but decided to leave all images to their imagination and not the internet!

Nasrredin Hodja 

Most of the stories can be read to children.

Short movies

The kids with Hodja

Now who was this man?

There are a couple of legends surrounding him.  

You can find the stories at this link here: Nasreddin

If you prefer a shorter version of him (The Turkish Hodja)