Enlight It's good An African king had a close friend with whom he grew up. This friend, when considering any situation that ever happened in his life, be it positive or negative, had a habit of saying: “This is good!” ... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Other people's ideas The philosopher had one pair of shoes. One day he asked the shoemaker to urgently repair it. “But the workshop is already closing,” he replied, “so I won’t be able to repair the shoes in your presence... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Peasant's son Armenian parable The king died. There was no unanimity among the nakharars and iskhans, and they could not choose a new king from among themselves. They thought and thought and chose the son of a peas... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Roof garden On a summer night, all the family members were sleeping in the garden on the roof of the house. The mother saw that her daughter-in-law, whom she was forced to endure against her will, and her son wer... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Bargaining One poor man drowned in the river while swimming. His body, a little further downstream, was accidentally caught by a rich man living nearby. A relative of the poor man, having learned about this, cam... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Time change Kalmyk parable One khan, wanting to know the wisdom of his people, made an announcement: “Everyone who considers themselves kelmerchs (sages) must come to me within seven days.” The Khan's announcemen... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Three ways to insult In the east there lived a sage who taught his disciples this way: “People insult in three ways. They may say you are stupid, they may call you a slave, they may call you untalented. If this happens to... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Owner and tenant Cambodian parable One man just built a new house. A stranger approached him and asked for shelter. The owner of the house agreed. So they began to live together. The tenant carefully counted how many ... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Dubious compliment Persian parable One day, the ruler Anushirvan (Nushinravan) issued an order prohibiting eating the dishes that he himself eats and drinking the drinks that he himself drinks. Shortly thereafter, a hig... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight The hardest grief The caught thief was brought to the Sultan, who ordered the criminal to be tied to a pillory so that everyone passing by could spit on him. A few days later the Sultan went to the square and, approach... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight Parable of the Nails Once upon a time there lived a very hot-tempered and unrestrained young man. And then one day his father gave him a bag of nails and ordered him to drive one nail into the fence post every time he did... Oriental Parables Parables
Enlight The Bravery of a Slave Hussein was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. His house was beautiful, and his wallet was tight. The one who offended him offended a rich man, and the wrath of a rich man is terrible. One day, a s... Oriental Parables Parables
