Today's free book is
World Tales by Idries Shah (1979). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available to read for free online at the
Idries Shah Foundation.
Table of Contents
Tales of a Parrot – India
Dick Whittington and his Cat – England
Don’t Count Your Chickens – Spain
The Hawk and the Nightingale – Greece
Cecino the Tiny – Tuscany
Her Lover’s Heart – India
The New Hand – United States
The Mastermaid – Norway
The Hermit – France
The Maiden Wiser than the Tsar – Serbia
The Traveling Companion – Denmark
The Riddles – Turkestan
The Grateful Animals and the Ungrateful Man – Tibet
The Value of a Treasure Hoard – China
Patient Griselda – England
How Evil Produces Evil – Italy
The Ghoul and the Youth of Ispahan – Persia
The Pilgrim from Paradise – India
The Blind Ones and the Matter of the Elephant – Afghanistan
Anpu and Bata – Egypt
God is Stronger – Madagascar
The Happiest Man in the World – Uzbekistan
The Gorgon’s Head – Greece
The Brahmin’s Wife and the Mongoose – India
The Magic Bag – Morocco
Catherine’s Fate – Sicily
The Desolate Island – Palestine
Gazelle Horn – Tibet
Tom Tit Tot – England
The Silent Couple – Arabia
Childe Rowland – Scotland
The Tale of Mushkil Gusha – Middle East
The Food of Paradise – Central Asia
The Lamb with the Golden Fleece – Europe
The Man with the Wen – Japan
The Skillful Brothers – Albania
The Algonquin Cinderella – North American Indian
The Kindly Ghost – Sudan
The Ass in Pantherskin – India
The Water of Life – Germany
The Serpent – Albania
The Wonderful Lamp – Italy
Who Was the Most Generous? – England
Cupid and Psyche – Italy
The Royal Detectives – Egypt
Conflict of the Magicians – Wales
False Witnesses – Germany
The Cobbler Who Became an Astrologer – Persia
The Two Travelers – China
The Fisherman and his Wife – Germany
Impossible Judgment – Spain
Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary – Ireland
Riquet with the Tuft – France
The Lost Camel – India
The Beggar and the Gazelle – Middle East
The Apple on the Boy’s Head – Iceland
The Boots of Hunain – Arabia
The Three Caskets – England
The Land Where Time Stood Still – Romania
The Man Turned into a Mule – Spain
The Fox and the Hedgehog – Greece
The Bird Maiden – Arabia
The Slowest May Win the Race – Thailand
The Three Imposters – Spain
Occasion – Sicily
