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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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The Elephant in the Dark

Travelers from India had brought an elephant to put on exhibit, and they kept it in a dark room. Curious people crowded into the room. They had heard of “elephants” but they did not know what an eleph

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The Lost Camel

You’ve lost your camel! The caravan is about to leave, but where has your camel gone? “Has anyone seen my camel?” you shout. “I’ll reward whoever can give me a clue.” One man says, “I saw a camel look

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The Wandering Sufi and his Donkey

A wandering Sufi arrived in a distant town and went to the local Sufi house. They welcomed him there, lodging his donkey in their stable. To honor their guest, the Sufis wanted to arrange a celebratio

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The Thief who Stole a Snake

A man caught a snake. “I shall sell this snake for a great price!” he thought. But before he could sell the snake, a thief stole the snake from him. The thief also hoped to sell the snake for a great

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The Frozen Dragon

A snake-catcher hunting exotic snakes in the mountains found a mighty dragon. It had died in the cold, or so he thought. “What a marvel!” he said. “I’ll exhibit this in the city and make a fortune!” H

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Shelter from the Storm

A couple were sleeping in their tiny hut. “Help! Let me in!” a man shouted. “There’s no room,” said the wife. “It’s pouring rain,” said the husband. “We’ll make room.” Everybody sat; there wasn’t room

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The Hunter’s Divine Revelation

A hunter once saw a strange sight: a fox who had lost two of her legs. “How does she survive?” he wondered. Then he saw a tiger approach, carrying a deer in her mouth. The tiger dropped the deer, ate

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The Dog at the River

A wandering Sufi saw a dog approach a river to drink. But then the dog saw another dog there; it was just his reflection, though the dog didn’t know that. Frightened of the other dog, he backed away.

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The Lion Tattoo

“I want a lion tattoo, here, on my shoulder,” a man said to the tattoo-artist. “Make it a big one!” “Gladly!” replied the artist. But when the man felt the needle’s sting, he shouted, “That hurts! Wha

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