Old Joe and the Carpenter
Old Joe and the Carpenter USA (Appalachians) Old Joe had a friend with whom he had shared the joys and misfortunes of a lifetime.…
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The Bull That Won a Bet
The Bull That Won a Bet Indian Buddhism A long, long time ago, in the lands of Gandhara, in northern India, there was a…
The Origin of Stories
The Origin of Stories Seneca (Iroquois) – USA / Canada This happened long ago, in the time of our forefathers. In a Seneca…
On Oppression and Corruption
On Oppression and Corruption Persian Sufism – Iran An anecdote of Núshírván the Just, one of the most important kings of the Sasanian dynasty,…
The Sufi and the Sultan
The Sufi and the Sultan Persian Sufism – Iran A darwish, who had taken a vow of loneliness and had cut himself off from…
The Invisible Hunters
The Invisible Hunters Miskito People – Nicaragua / Honduras What I am going to tell you was narrated by my grandmother, but her grandmother…