Fables That Fix Lives: Ancient Code for Modern Problems

I shall have you hanged, 'said a cruel and ignoring king, who had heard of Nasrudin's powers, 'if you don't prove that you are a mystic. 'I see strange things, 'said Nasrudin at once; 'a golden bird in the sky, demons under the earth.' 'How can you see through solid objects? How can you see far into the sky?" "Fear is all you need" replied Mulla.

  A Fox that lived by the seashore once met a wolf that had never seen the sea. The wolf said, "What is the sea?" "It is a great piece of water by my dwelling," said the fox. "Is it under your control?" said the wolf. "Certainly," said the fox. "Will you show me the sea, then?" said the wolf. "With pleasure,"said the fox. So the fox led the wolf to the sea, and said the waves, "Now go back,"- they went back! "Now come up," -and they came up! Then the fox said to the waves, "My friend, the wolf has come to see you, so you will come up and go back till I bid you stop;" and the wolf saw, with wonder, the waves coming up and going back. He said to the fox, "May I go into the sea?" "As far as you like. Don't be afraid, for, at a word, the sea would go or come as I bid, and as you have already seen." The wolf believed the fox and followed the waves rather far from the shore. A gr...

       A Jackdaw once ran up to a glow worm, and was about to seize him. "Wait a moment, good friend," said the worm; "and you shall hear something to your advantage."     "Ah! what is it?" said the Jackdaw.     "I am but one of the many glow-worms that live in this forest. If you wish to have them all, follow me," said the glow-worm.     "Certainly! said the Jackdaw.     Then the glow-worm led him to a place in the wood where a fire had been kindled by some woodmen, and pointing to the sparks flying about, said, "There you find the flow-worms warming themselves round a fire. When you have fond with them, I shall show you some more, at a distance from this place."     The Jackdaw darted at the sparks and tried to swallow some of them; but his mouth being burnt by the attempt, he ran away exclaiming, "Ah, the glow-worm is a dangerous little creature!"     Said the glow-warm with pride, "Wickedness yields to w...

  Long, long ago, a hunter dug a deep pit in the mountains and covered it with a clever trap. The moment an animal stepped on it, the trap would snap shut, holding its prey firmly. One day, a mighty tiger stepped into the trap. It thrashed and struggled with all its strength, but the trap held fast. Enraged, the tiger roared and pulled desperately—until, with one final wrench, it tore itself free, leaving its paw behind. Did the tiger not value its own paw? Did it not feel agonizing pain? Yet, it chose to endure the unbearable rather than be trapped and lose its life.   Moral:  This story teaches us how to handle suffering and difficult circumstances in real life when faced with such challenges. Instead of reacting with anger, aggression, or violence, we should remain calm and composed to find a way forward. By doing so, we can minimize the damage and overcome adversity with wisdom.