It is known that in paradise the beasts obeyed and loved Adam. From the lives of the saints, we learn that the animals were always drawn to the saints, for, according to St. Isaac Sirin, "they smelled the smell of paradise." In the entertaining and instructive stories in this brochure, you will read about how the wordless creatures of God are sometimes very sensitive to the manifestation of God's grace, giving us an example of obedience to the will of God.