Category: Tales

One day, as Mullah Nasruddin sat in the village square, a passing friend said, “Mullah, forgive me for saying so, but your clothes and your turban need washing.” The Mullah Continue Reading →

There was once upon a time a man who became disgusted with material life. Therefore he renounced the world, retired to a remote cave, and spent his time in prayer Continue Reading →

Once Bahlool went to the mosque and began to preach to the faithful. For a long time he preached, giving a lengthy and detailed description of Heaven. The people gathered Continue Reading →

There was once a sage who had a single student, and they lived at the edge of a small village. From time to time people of the village came to Continue Reading →

Once a Brahmin sent his two sons to a learned pandit so that they could study the Vedas and the Upanishads. For twelve years they stayed in the pandit’s care, Continue Reading →

It happened once that three rabbis were having a conversation. One of them said, “When it is time to offer the prayer of thanks for a meal, I ask the Continue Reading →

Once upon a time there was a great temple that was visited by many pilgrims every day, and not far away was the royal palace of the Queen of that Continue Reading →

There was, once upon a time, a couple who had just one child, and one day the child suddenly fell ill, and before the sun had set, passed away The Continue Reading →

A certain wealthy man was living in a small town, and it happened that one day in the crowded market his purse was stolen. When he noticed the loss, he Continue Reading →

It happened long ago, when Lord Rama was fighting the demon king Ravanna to recover his beloved Sita from captivity, that his army of monkeys was in a terrible battle Continue Reading →