Enlight Padishah and the beggar Azerbaijani parable A beggar was sitting by the road. No hat, no shirt, no shoes. The hot sun hit his head hard. Flies covered my face and body. He moaned from the strong and painful bites. An importa... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Master and students The master traveled with his students. One evening they asked to spend the night in a rich house. The owner reluctantly let them spend the night, threw them an armful of hay in the stable, gave them a... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Hunting wild donkeys The Arab poet Al Kosai lived in the desert. One day he came to a beautiful naba tree and made a bow and arrows from its branches. When night fell, he went out to hunt wild donkeys. Soon he heard the c... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight frogs One day a frog came from the ocean and jumped into the well. There she was met by a frog who had lived in this well all her life. She asked: - I wonder where you came from? - I came from the ocean. Th... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Not everything at once One day a mullah came to the hall to address the believers. The hall was empty, except for the young groom who was sitting in the front row. The mullah thought to himself, “Should I speak or not?” And... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Little difference One eastern ruler had a terrible dream that all his teeth fell out one after another. In great excitement, he called the dream interpreter to him. He listened to him with concern and said: - Lord, I m... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Wise advice One man sewed hats and sold them at the market. As time passed, he grew old, and it became difficult for him to walk on the roads. He called his son and said: - Now you will have to go around the vill... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Wisdom in one line One eastern ruler wanted to know the whole history of mankind. The sage brought him five hundred volumes. Busy with state affairs, the king sent him away, ordering him to present all this in a more co... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight I don't trust anyone with a horse Kazakh parable Three young travelers, traveling on horseback, decided to take a break - get some sleep themselves and let the horses graze. One of them, claiming to be a mullah, said, releasing his ho... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Quality, not quantity One high Chinese official had an only son. He grew up as a smart boy, but he was restless, and no matter what they tried to teach him, he showed no diligence in anything, and his knowledge was only su... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Teaching Happiness One man came to the Master and began to beg for help: - I'm desperate. I'll go crazy. We all live in one room: children, wife, relatives. Our nerves are on edge, everyone is screaming and yelling at e... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight A real poet Poets composed songs in praise of the mighty padishah, praising his strength, justice, wisdom and wealth. But one day, they reported to the padishah that someone had composed a song in which they sang... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
