Enlight The beggar and the padishah One day the padishah, without servants or retinue, left the city gates. He saw a beggar sitting under a tree and asked him: - Tell me, is the padishah in your country cruel? The beggar replied: - Don'... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight By clothes and food A little boy was tending a herd of oxen. He was wearing only his shirt, and it was all tattered. A man walked past him. He stopped and asked: - Are these your oxen? - What you! These are the Khan's ox... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Three harvests from one tree One day the padishah and his retinue were riding across a field. Suddenly he sees some decrepit old man planting an olive tree. The padishah was surprised, drove up to the old man and asked him: - Gre... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Sly cat and smart mouse Whether it happened or not, one day a cat and a mouse got into a conversation. The mouse was sitting in the hole, and the cat was sitting near the hole. We talked about business, about health, about t... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Sheikh Chili and Shaitan Sheikh Chili, who suffered much torment from the shaitan, decided to find him, kill him and save the people from his machinations. And then one day, when he was walking through the steppe, looking for... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Jemal Khan and Zib-un-Nissa Many years ago, Jemal Khan lived in the wonderful city of Kandahar. Throughout the area it was famous for its beauty and nobility. And not far from Kandahar, in a palace surrounded by high walls, live... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Stingy There lived one rich man who was so stingy that, due to his great stinginess, he never bought or ate meat. And when he became impatient and wanted to taste meat, he bought a lamb’s head cheaply and at... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight About three thieves They say that in one country there lived a very rich man. He had a lot of grain, cows, bulls, camels, goats and sheep. And then one day three thieves, having agreed in advance, climbed into the house ... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight A house without a woman is like an oven without dough. There lived a husband and wife. The husband went far into the field to work, and the wife stayed at home and took care of the house. So time passed. But one day the husband, angry with his wife over a... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Poet and rich man One day a poor poet was sitting next to a rich man. The rich man was unhappy that some unknown young man was sitting next to him, and in order to humiliate him, he asked: - Well, tell me, what separat... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Is this frugality? They also say that one day Kutub Khan left the house barefoot. - Oh-oh! Ooh! Wow! “He’s screaming like that because he stepped on a very sharp nail.” - Ha-ha-ha! Ho-ho-ho! Hehehehe! - He laughs like t... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Wolf and fox One day a mighty tiger fell ill. All the animals gathered at his house to inquire about the health of the ruler. Only one fox did not come. The wolf noticed this, ran up to the tiger, and gossiped abo... Afghan Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
