Includes bibliographical references.

The Parrot and the Grocer ; The Angel of Death ; The Fly Who Thought She Was a Sailor ; Merchant and Parrot ; The Old Harp Player ; The Sailor and the Professor ; The Man Who Wanted a Tattoo ; The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox ; The Deaf Man and His Sick Neighbor ; Chinese and Greek Painters ; The Lover Who Was Nothing ; Spitting at Imam Ali ; The Snake Catcher and the Thief ; Jesus and the Skelton ; The King's Falcon ; The Shaykh and the Tray of Sweets ; The Sufi Who Lost His Donkey ; The Man Who Killed His Mother ; Sound of the Splash ; Thorny Shrubs ; Zolnoun in the Hospital ; Loghman and His Master ; Moses and the Shepherd ; Friendship with a Bear ; Two Different Birds Flying Together ; The Prophet Visits a Sick Man ; The Clown and the Prostitute ; The Wise Madman ; The Night Watchmen and the Drunk ; A Thief at Hand ; Four Indians in Prayer ; Setting an Example ; The Old Man and the Physician ; Juhi at the Funeral ; A Sackful of Pebbles ; God Will Not Punish Me ; Camel and Mouse ; Shaykh on the Boat ; Reprimanding a Darvish ; The Tree of Eternal Life ; Grapes for Four ; The Duckling ; Elephant Eaters ; The Painted Jackal ; Elephant in the Dark ; The Grey Beard ; The Sound of the Slap ; The Love Letter ; Students and Teacher ; The Wise Goldsmith ; The Basket Weaver ; Not Mourning the Dead ; Valuable Advice ; Escaping the Fool ; The Drummer Thief ; Dogs' Shelter in Winter ; Lover of Prayer ; Patience ; Balal's Passing ; Which City Is Best? ; Guest Killer Mosque ; Camel and Drummer Boy ; The Chickpeas ; The Mosquito and the Wind ; Praying Only for Sinners ; The Most Difficult Thing in the World ; The Sufi and His Cheating Wife ; The Tanner in the Perfume Bazaar ; Jump Off the Roof ; Mud Eaters ; The Darvish and the Firewood Gatherer ; Giving Up a Kingdom ; Darvish in the Garden ; Silence is the Reply to Fools ; The Large Turban ; Intelligence ; Leadership ; Three Fish ; I Am God ; The Bird's Advice ; Child on the Roof ; The King and the Servant ; Ants and Calligraphy ; The Crow and the Grave ; The Famished Dog ; Peacock ; The Ready Lover ; Tears during Prayer ; Charity ; Majnoun ; The Water Carrier's Donkey ; Catching Donkeys ; Fear of Hunger ; Cow on a Green Island ; The Zoroastrian and the Moslem ; True Servitude ; Love Pulls the Ear ; The Muezzin Caller ; The Jester and the Chess Game ; Guest on a Rainy Night ; Father's Will ; Poet in Aleppo ; Tolerance ; Camel, Bull, and Ram ; Treasure in Egypt.