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A Beggar at the Door

A beggar came to a house. “A crust of bread, please, sir!” he said. The homeowner opened the door and shouted, “What do you think this is: a bakery?” “A bit of meat?” “This isn’t a butcher’s shop, you

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The Wicked Man’s Thornbush

A wicked man planted a thornbush in the road beside his house. The people begged him to destroy the thornbush. “It tears our clothes!” they cried. “It pricks our hands and feet; we’re bleeding.” The m

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The Peasant and the General

A peasant was plowing, and a general rode by. The general’s horse had a stone in his hoof and was lame. “I need your horse!” yelled the general. “I order you to give me your horse!” “Why should I obey

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The Farmer and the Thief

A farmer caught a man stealing fruit from the trees in his orchard. “I’m going to thrash you!” the farmer shouted. You can’t do that! retorted the thief. “I am only God’s servant eating of God’s fruit

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The Schoolboys and their Teacher

Some schoolboys were angry at their schoolteacher, so they decided to trick him. “Teacher,” the schoolboys said to him, “you look so pale. Are you perhaps ill?” “No, I feel fine!” said the teacher ang

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The Tanner who Fainted

A tanner who worked with stinking dung and urine wandered by accident one day into the perfumers’ bazaar. The smell of the perfume overwhelmed him, and he fell unconscious on the spot. People tried to

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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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