Series:

Hoopoe Teaching-Stories

63 total works

Cover of Fatima the Spinner and the Tent

Cover of The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
As he gapes and growls at his ferocious reflection in a pool of water as shiny as a mirror, a terrified lion grows desperately thirsty.

Cover of La Femme du fermier

La Femme du fermier

by Idries Shah

Published 25 April 2017

Cover of La Vieille dame et l'aigle

La Vieille dame et l'aigle

by Idries Shah

Published 25 April 2017

Cover of The Clever Boy and the Terrible Dangerous Animal -- Le petit garçon intelligent et la terrible et dangereuse bête

Cover of Le Cheval magique

Le Cheval magique

by Idries Shah

Published 25 April 2017

Cover of Le Petit garçon intelligent et la terrible et dangereuse bête

Cover of Fatima the Spinner and the Tent -- Fatima la fileuse et la tente

Cover of Le Lion qui se vit dans l'eau

Cover of The Man with Bad Manners -- L'homme aux mauvaises manières

Cover of The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water -- Le lion qui se vit dans l'eau

Cover of The Boy Without a Name -- Le petit garçon qui n'avait pas de nom

Cover of The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah

The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah

by Idries Shah

Published 1 September 2015

Cover of Der Löwe, der sich selbst im Wasser sah

Cover of The Old Woman and the Eagle

The Old Woman and the Eagle

by Idries Shah

Published 1 April 2003
A Sufi teaching tale from Afghanistan about an old woman who insists that an eagle must really be a pigeon.

Cover of The Man and the Fox

The Man and the Fox

by Idries Shah

Published 1 March 2006
Relates how a clever fox outwits the man who set a trap for him by promising him a chicken.

Cover of The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal
A Sufi teaching tale of a boy who visits another village and helps the townspeople deal with their fear of something that they have mistaken for a terrible, dangerous animal.

Cover of The Boy without a Name

The Boy without a Name

by Idries Shah

Published 1 September 2000
A Sufi teaching tale of a boy without a name who visits a wise man and acquires both a name and a wonderful dream.

Cover of The Farmer's Wife

The Farmer's Wife

by Idries Shah

Published 1 September 1998
A cumulative Sufi teaching tale of a farmer's wife who is trying to retrieve an apple from a hole in the ground.

Cover of The Silly Chicken

The Silly Chicken

by Idries Shah

Published 1 September 2000
A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.