Kisah Bijaksana — 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

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The Bedouin and his Two Sacks

A Bedouin was riding along on his camel, and the camel was carrying two huge sacks, one on each side. “What’s in those two sacks?” a man asked the Bedouin. “There’s grain in this sack,” replied the Be

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A First Time at Sea

A king was making a sea voyage, but one of his servants had never been in a boat before. Stricken with terror, this servant sobbed and shouted, annoying the king. A wise sailor took charge: he had the

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The Patient Fisherman

A man was fishing at a pond. He sat patiently waiting for the fish to bite, and he had caught several fish already. Another fisherman came. His line got tangled on some lotus roots in the pond. He tug

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The Woman and the Brick Wall

There was a high brick wall. On one side there was a stream, and on the other side there was a thirsty woman. She could hear the babbling of the stream, but how to get to the water? She was like a fis

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A Man Who Gathers Stones

Far away to the east, there is a man gathering stones. He bends down over the ground, and he picks up stones, one after another after another. He does this without stopping. As he gathers these stones

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A Man Seeking a House

A man moved to a new town and needed a home. He asked his cousin, who lived in that town, to help him. The man’s cousin showed him a dilapidated house. “Here’s a house! If it only had a roof, you’d fi

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The Prisoner and the Prayer Rug

An honest man had been wrongly imprisoned. His wife sent him a prayer rug that she had woven herself with an intricate pattern. Kneeling upon the rug, the man prayed. Days and months passed, and as he

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The Princess and the Slave

A princess fell in love with a slave. She had to see him, but how? The princess sent her handmaidens to him, and they gave him drugged wine. Then the handmaidens carried him, asleep, to the princess.

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The Contest of the Artists

The sultan invited Chinese artists and Greek artists to a contest. He gave the Chinese artists one room, another to the Greeks. The Chinese artists covered the walls with paintings in a hundred colors

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The King Rides to Damascus

Death appeared to the king in a dream. “I must take you at sunset tonight.” Terrified, the king summoned his minister. “Interpret this dream! What shall I do?” “Sire,” the minister replied, “you must

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The Old Man and the Doctor

An old man complained to his doctor, “My back aches.” “That comes from old age,” said the doctor. “And my vision is blurry.” “That also sounds like old age,” replied the doctor. The old man continued,

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Sharing the Cucumbers

When workers brought their landlord a basket of cucumbers from the first harvest, the generous landlord distributed cucumbers to all the workers and then to the household servants, not keeping even on

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The Mayor’s Servant and the Donkey

One of the mayor’s servants needed to go to the market. “I need a horse to ride,” he said to the mayor. “You can take that donkey over there,” replied the mayor. “I don’t have a horse I can spare toda

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The Sufi and his Father

A Sufi was taking leave of his father. “I just don’t understand you!” the father groaned. “Your ways are so strange! I don’t know what you are.” The Sufi said, “A farmer placed a duck egg under a hen.

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