Hoja Nasreddin, a cheerful drifter of thirty-five years, at the height of his fame returns to Bukhara. He is sharp-tongued and quick-minded; he loves ordinary people and hates injustice. No wonder that rulers of Central Asia tremble at the sound of his name. But in his hometown, he is not waiting for a peaceful life. The Emir of Bukhara and his associates don’t allow their subjects to live freely. The first book by Leonid Solovyov about the adventures of the merry folk hero, based on popular anecdotes about the great defender of ordinary people, Hoja Nasreddin.