Kisah Sufi
The Bedouin’s Pitcher of Water
A poor Bedouin woman urged her husband to take the king a gift so that they might receive a gift in return. “But we have no gift to give,” he protested. “Take the king a pitcher of water,” she replied. “Water is precious in the desert, and desert water is rare.” So the husband took a pitcher of water to the royal city. With great care, he made the long journey, not spilling a drop. The king accepted the water kindly and, in his generosity, he returned the pitcher to the Bedouin, but now the pitcher was filled with gold. TINY T TALES ALES FROM THE SUFIS 155