Wisdom Tales from Around the WorldA collection of traditional stories from around the world, reflecting the cumulative wisdom of Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American cultures. |
Contents
The Blue Jackal Who Showed His True Colors | 21 |
The Powerful Fighting Cock Chuang Tzu | 32 |
Giving the Moon | 44 |
This Too Shall Pass Ancient IsraelA King Solomon Legend | 70 |
The Red and Blue Coat Central AfricaCongo | 93 |
The Three Wishes England | 111 |
The Happy Mans Shirt Italy | 117 |
TALES FROM THE AMERICAS | 123 |
PROVERBS FROM AROUND THE WORLD | 137 |
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Abenaki Aesop Aesop's Fables African Amazing Grace Anansi ancient Anglesey animals Apanugpak asked Audiobook August House Baucis and Philemon beetle beggar Benaiah bird blue jackal bowl Brahman chicken chipped cup CHUANG TZU color Coyote creature cried Dancing Lass Donald Davis Echo elephant exclaimed eyes Falsehood farmer feathers Folktales forest gambler geese Genesius Gluscabi Grandmother Woodchuck happy Hardback Harold Courlander heard India ISBN Jataka Jataka Tales Jewish John Newton jungle King Solomon king's Lass of Anglesey lion lived looked MAGIC GAME Maya Mulla Nasrudin old dog old monk Paca palace Panchatantra Paperback parables printed versions Proverbs quetzal rabbit replied rooster servants shouted sighed slave story storytellers straw Sufi sultan sword tale tell thief thought three wishes tiger tiger's whisker told tree turtle walked warriors wife WISDOM wise master woman woodcutter wooden words Yiddish York young Yup'ik Zeus