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The Idries Shah Foundation

The Story of the Fox and the Chickens from A Veiled Gazelle

Cecino the Tiny from World Tales

Just Suppose… from The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin

The Onion

Saying of Mulla Nasrudin from The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin

The Magic Horse from Caravan of Dreams

The Smuggler from The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

How Alim Taught Chogh Storytelling from A Veiled Gazelle

The Hawk and the Nightingale from World Tales

The Ants and the Pen

If a Pot Can Multiply from The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

The Man, the Snake and the Stone from Caravan of Dreams