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Milijana Gajic, Kindergarten Ziric, Belgrade National fairy tales e-magazine NATIONAL FAIRY Fairy tale Fairy tale ABOUT THE NATIONAL FAIRY A folk fairy tale through centuries of study A man from his creation tells the story, and with this story tries to create his own existence and the world around him. Some of these stories have disappeared to date, but some still last. JOOMAG Semra AYATA-TURKEY Milijana Gajic, kindergarten Ziric, Belgrade Our classroom theater corner Nasrettin Hoca who? Nasreddin Hoca was born in 1208 in Hortu village near town Sivrihisar (near Afyon) in the west part of Central Anatolia. He moved in 1237 to Aksehir town to study under notably scholars of the time as Seyid Mahmud Hayrani and Seyid Haci Ibrahim. He served as Kadi, Muslim judge, from time to time till 1284 which is the date of his death. Nasreddin Hoca was a philosopher, wise, witty man with a good sense of humor. His stories have been told almost everywhere in the world, spread among the tribes of Turkic World and into Persian, Arabian, African and along the Silk Road to China and India cultures, later also to Europe. Of course, all these stories currently attributed to the Hoca for about 800 years haven't originated from him. Most of them are the product of collective Humor of not only Turks but also other folks in the World. Nasreddin Hodja, or Hoca which means teacher in Turkish ("c" is pronounced in Turkish like "dj" or like "J" in "John" in English), is known as with different names in the world. Some examples; Turks say "Nasreddin Hoca;" Kazakhs, "Koja Nasreddin;" Greeks, "Hoja Nasreddin;" Azerbaijanis and Iranians, "Molla or Mulla Nasreddin;" Arabs, "Juha;" and Tajiks, "Mush qi". And some spellings of Nasreddin: Nasrudin, Nasr ed-din and Nasr al-din. The year 1996 was proclaimed "Nasreddin Hoca year" by UNESCO. He signed the humor of the millennium at the top. Keloğlan who? Keloğlan is one of the most famous heroes of Turkish tales and is known for his hairless head, his intelligence, his cunning, his exorcism not missing from his shoulder. Keloğlan tales are one of the common gures of Turkish mythology and Altay mythology. In some dialects it is also seen that the name "Keloğlan" is used in the form of "Kaloglan, Kalca, Kelce".  Milijana Gajic, Kindergarten Ziric, Belgrade Our classroom theater corner In Keloğlan's tables Keloğlan is a pure Anatolian youth living with his mother. They are in poverty, but they are often happy, two in their own world. Keloğlan is a lazy, pure and unlucky person. He is constantly seeking a job, but there are many unlucky incidents to come along with the impact of