Enlight Both brave and cowardly Padishah Birbal ordered: - Go find a brave man and a coward in the city and bring him to me. Birbal immediately went to the market. There he talked with one woman and brought her to the padishah. He s... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight By deceiving, we are deceived Once upon a time there lived a very cunning man. He poured river sand into the pot, then covered it with a layer of sugar and went to the market to sell the pot with sand as sugar. Another person put ... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Sacred Bananas One Sabbath day, a man, immersed in the worship of God, asked his son to go and buy some bananas for one rupee. The son was a kind boy. He bought bananas, but on his way home he noticed a woman with a... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight The Sage's Prophecy Having conquered India, Alexander did not go further. His army, burdened with looted riches, grumbled and demanded return. The way back went through a wild, scorched desert. There was no water; instea... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Meeting with a sannyasin Alexander conquered India. And so, getting ready to go back, he remembered that his teacher Aristotle told him: “You will probably bring a lot of gifts from India. I would like you to bring me a sanny... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight The Sage's Apprentice and the Elephant In one forest lived a sage who had a large number of disciples. He taught them the truth: “God lives in all things, and knowing this, you should kneel before everything you see.” One day one of his st... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Three thieves and a king One day three thieves went out to their trade to steal something. And the king who ruled in those parts, just at that hour, secretly walked around the city in simple clothes: he wanted to see how his ... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Jackal witness One day a merchant was going about his business on horseback. On the way, he saw a jackal stuck in a swamp. The jackal also noticed the merchant and began to ask him to be pulled out of the swamp. “Ja... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Khan - Thirty Deaths There lived a man in a village. He was a great cunning and trickster. And although he could neither read nor write, he easily fooled even the most famous literate and wise men. And he vowed to himself... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Experiment Once Farid, in a conversation with King Akbar, expressed the opinion that most often a person himself is to blame for all his troubles. After discussing this issue, they decided to conduct an experime... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Become a good girl Akshata was a very lively, restless child. One day her mother, unable to bear it, said to her smart and quick-witted daughter: “Look, Akshata, how tired I am of you in the evening.” I need to come up ... Indian Parables Parables
Enlight Determination There was a drought in one place. Farmers irrigated their fields by running water through ditches from long distances. One farmer had great determination and strength of character. One morning he firm... Indian Parables Parables
