Wisdom Tailless jackal Whether it happened or not, they say that in ancient times there lived one man named Mehziyar. He was poor and thought only about how to eat his fill, save at least a couple of copper coins for a rain... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Golden-haired Totambay In the old days there lived one poor man. He had nine sons and one daughter. The older brothers did not stand out in any way, and the youngest had golden hair. His name was Totambay. They all had one ... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Bloodthirsty wolf and cunning fox Whether it happened or not, a wolf lived in Bakhtaristan. He could not eat enough, every day he killed several sheep, as if the sheep’s stomach was a tablecloth for him, and the heart and liver were a... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom The story of Shah Aurangzeb and Khoja Mahdi They say that during the reign of the great Aurangzeb, a certain rich merchant named Khoja Mahdi went from Bukhara to India. There he met Musallamkhan, one of the seven thousand emirs, and they fell i... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Cotton Have you heard the saying: what is easy to get is easy to lose? The fairy tale will tell you about this. There lived a sparrow in a nest at the very top of the wall. One day he flew to the steppe for ... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Clever fox One winter, when it was very cold, a wolf wandered through the mountains, looking for prey. And a hungry fox was running nearby - she also hadn’t eaten anything for several days. The fox saw the wolf,... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Stubborn Whether it happened or not, they say that in former times there lived a husband and wife. The wife was hard-working and diligent, and the husband was lazy and a slacker. Because of his laziness, they ... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom stupid bear A bear once saw in a dream that he managed to get three fatty pieces of meat. He woke up in the morning and went in search of these pieces - suddenly the dream would come true! So the bear noticed a k... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom The story of the prophet Suleiman, the bird Simurgh and predetermination of fate One day the mighty Suleiman was sitting on the throne, surrounded by people and peris, divas and genies, birds and animals, and out of trembling reverence for his unspeakable wisdom, no one dared to u... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fools Whether it happened or not, they say that in former times there lived a husband and wife. Both of them were very stupid. They had two daughters and two sons. They married off their daughters, married ... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom The story of Habib Attar and Adesh The mouths of storytellers bring to us a story once told by Abdallah Abbas about how one day a scarred man came to his house, with a clear mark of a slap on his face. And this is what happened next. S... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Golden knife In the old days there lived a merchant man. He had a son. One day a merchant was getting ready to go to the city to the market. The son asked his father to buy a gold knife for him. The father promise... Fairy Tales Iranian Fairy Tales
