Again the next day the great Provider of this world sent provisions to the fox by this same tiger. The man began to think: “If this fox is taken care of in this mysterious way, its food sent by some unseen Higher Power, why don't I just rest in a corner and have my daily meal provided for me?”

Because he had a lot of faith, he let the days pass, waiting for food. Nothing happened. He just went on losing weight and strength until he was nearly a skeleton. Close to losing consciousness, he heard a Voice which said: “O you, who have mistaken the way, see now the Truth! You should have followed the example of that tiger instead of imitating the disabled fox.”

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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Shams: What are you doing?

Awhadi: Contemplating the moon in a bowl of water.

Shams: Unless you have broken your neck, why don't you look at the moon in the sky?

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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The son-of-a-bitch braggart!

When the Prophet finished the prayer, his companions began to chide the Arab: Not only is your prayer no good because you interrupted it with extraneous words, but you used dirty language in the presence of God's Prophet.

The Arab stood trembling with fear and embarrassment, whereupon Gabriel appeared and said to the Prophet:

God sends you salaam and wishes that these people stop chastising this simple Arab; indeed his sincere curse moved me more than many a pious rosary prayer.

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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People were leaning over and saying, Give me your hand Reverend! Give me your hand! But the priest didn't pay attention to their offer to rescue him; he kept wrestling with the water and shouting for help.

Finally Mulla Nasrudin stepped forward: Let me handle this. He stretched out his hand toward the priest and shouted at him, Take my hand!

The priest grabbed Mulla's hand and was hoisted out of the pond. People, very surprised, asked Mulla for the secret of his strategy.

It is very simple, he replied. I know this miser wouldn't give anything to anyone. So instead of saying ‘Give me your hand,' I said, ‘take my hand,' and sure enough he took it.

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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The master took the scissors, cut off the whole beard, put it in front of the man and said: I don't have time. Pick out the white hairs yourself.

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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Who is it? she replied.

The lover replied, It is I.

Go away. This house will not hold you and I.

The rejected lover retreated into the wilderness. For a long time he prayed and meditated on the beloved's words. Finally he returned and knocked at the door again.

Who is it? she said again.

The lover replied, It is you.

Immediately, the door opened.

From The Tale of the Reed Pipe, by Massud Farzan.

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