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26 07, 2017

Rustem swims away – a story in the Shahnameh

By |2018-04-07T17:04:30-07:00July 26th, 2017|Islam, Literature|Comments Off on Rustem swims away – a story in the Shahnameh

The Devil carries Rostem Like Odysseus or Anansi, Monkey or Br'er Rabbit, the Iranian hero Rustem was a trickster. He uses quick thinking to get out of this fix: Once when he was sleeping alone outside [...]

20 07, 2017

The Monkey and the Crocodile – Jataka Tales

By |2017-07-20T17:57:47-07:00July 20th, 2017|India, Literature|Comments Off on The Monkey and the Crocodile – Jataka Tales

A monkey eating a mango Crocodile's mother asked him to bring her Monkey's heart to eat, so Crocodile tried to trick Monkey and get his heart. "Hey Monkey!" he said, "Let me [...]

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