Enlight Three chests One chief named Ndi had three sons. One day, when he fell ill, he called his sons and told them: - I'm dying. I have three chests. They contain all my wealth. Take each of you a chest, whatever you wa... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Divine will The Khoja was asked: - What can you say about the perfection of the divine will? “Ever since I can remember,” said the Khoja, “what the Lord God says always happens.” And if the power were not in the ... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Three grooms There lived three friends: Tamme, Dombeu and Cambeu. Tamme was from the Tesugu tribe, Dombeu was a Guindo, and Cambeu was a Togolese from Kani-Bonso. And although they came from different tribes, this... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Trader and boy The merchant hired a boy to go with him to buy goods. And upon his return he promised to give him money. The trip lasted two years and was not easy for the boy, but upon payment, the merchant gave him... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Father-in-law admitted defeat Once upon a time, there lived a man and he had a daughter. Many young men came to her to woo her. But to each groom the father answered: “You won’t get my daughter as a wife, go back to your home.” An... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Father-in-law and son-in-law One evening, my father-in-law and son-in-law were sitting outside the house, enjoying the evening coolness. When it got dark, the father-in-law rose from his seat and said: - Listen, son-in-law, isn’t... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight lucky chance One day Ngoi came to the city and entered the service of a European. One day the owner hands him a check and says: - Ngoi, take this check and go to the bank, they will give you thirty thousand francs... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Judge Once upon a time there lived two brothers. The younger one was a judge, and the older one ran the household. Here's how the younger brother says to the older one: — If I were you, I would run the hous... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Hyena and baboon fight The hyena and the baboon quarreled and went to the judge so that he could judge them. They told him in detail about their case, and the judge was saddened, not knowing what to do. “If I pronounce a ve... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Just Sultan There lived two people, a rich one and a poor one. The poor man had only one sheep, but the rich man had many. One day a rich man came to a poor man and asked him: — How are you, what’s new with you? ... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Justice turned into injustice In ancient times, there lived two people. One was poor, the other was rich. The poor man took two cows from the rich man and grazed them. As a reward, he received milk from both cows. The rich man was... African Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Justice knows only Allah One man's camel went missing. And suddenly he sees that she is grazing with the herd of a very respected man, famous for his generosity, eloquence and military prowess. And he says: - I don’t know any... African Parables Parables Enlight