Burned pie

My grandmother always cooked delicious food. But one day she served a burnt pie on the…

Sorrow and joy

Hasidic parable. “There are two kinds of sorrow and two kinds of joy. If a person…

A tree, giraffe and tongue

THE VILLAGERS of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific have a rather unique way of…

Caesar and the doctor

Caesar had the only person and friend he trusted – he was his doctor. Moreover, if…

Not my job

Russian parable. Every day, the husband worked in the field, and the wife took care of…

For the sake of the peace in a family

Hasidic parable “Where were you so late?” The husband asks. “I listened to the sermon of…

Dream of wings

One hunter liked to go to the forest and in the field for prey. Once he…

When death came to Baghdad

Sufi parable. A disciple of a Baghdad Sufi, while in a caravanserai, accidentally overheard a conversation…

Worried flower

This bird was an evil bird; instead of staying with the flower, rejoicing in its beauty…