A collection of traditional stories from around the world, reflecting the cumulative wisdom of Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American cultures.
Tales from ancient India: Jataka tales The talkative turtle - - The wise master A flock of birds Tales from The Panchatantra --The lion makers The blue jackal who showed his true colors The lion and the rabbit The blind men and the elephant Tales from China: Taoist parables Blinded by greed (Lieh Tzu) The stolen ax (Lieh Tzu) The best fit (Han Fei) The powerful fighting cock (Chuang Tzu) --Whose dream is this? (Chuang Tzu) The useless tree (Chuang Tzu) A farmer's horse ran off (Lui An) Zen stories from Japan A monk with heavy thoughts The wild strawberry Empty-cup mind A dispute in sign language Giving the moon Tales from ancient Greece: Aesop's fables Antlers Everyone agrees to peace Mice in council Tales of Mount Olympus Baucis and Philemon Echo and Narcissus Tales from the Middle East: Sufi stories of Mulla Nasrudin The boatman The smuggler Feeding his clothes Looking for the key Tales from the Jewish tradition Feathers (Eastern European: Hasidic) This too shall pass (Ancient Israel: a King Solomon legend) The wooden sword (Afghanistan) - - Tales from the Christian tradition The legend of St. Genesius Amazing grace: the story of John Newton (1725-1807) The prodigal son: a parable from the New Testament Tales from Africa --Fire, water, truth, and falsehood (Northeast Africa: Ethiopia) The red and blue coat (Central Africa: Congo) Tongue meat (East-Central Africa: Swahili) Why wisdom is everywhere (West Africa: Ashanti) Tales from Asia and Southeast Asia The parts of the house argue (Philippines) --The tiger's whisker (Korea) Little lizard's sorrow (Vietnam) Tales from Europe - - The three wishes (England) The wooden bowl (Germany) The happy man's shirt (Italy) The dancing lass of Anglesey (Scotland) Tales from the Americas How war was ended (North American Arctic: Central Yup'ik Eskimo) How the quetzal got its red breast (Central America: Maya) Old dog and coyote (Mexico: Otomi) Paca and beetle (South America: Brazil) Gluscabi and the magic game bag (North American eastern woodlands: Abenaki) Proverbs from around the world Notes and Bibliography
