By opening this book, every educated person can enjoy the capacity of content, the poetic form and the aphoristic presentation of the great parables of the world. These short instructive stories make you think, sometimes rethink what you have lived and choose the right direction in later life. After all, parables telling about the search for truth, the power of faith and the light of wisdom are relevant for readers of any age and social status. Intricate stories of the sages of Ancient Arabia, deep reasoning of Indian philosophers, a minted syllable of parables of the Old and New Testaments - all these legends, accompanied by genuine masterpieces of world painting, can be found on the pages of our publication. And let some of them be familiar to you - each new meeting with these pearls of world wisdom can give a true connoisseur a lot of benefit and pleasure.