The Thousand and One Nights
This poor man makes his living by casting his net into the sea.
Who is the fisherman?
Who are the two jackal brothers?
Who are Kalila and Dimna?
Who rules the court where the debate happens?
Who is the king of the jinn?
Because the tent is dark, each visitor believes the creature is something different after touching this creature.
What is one part of the elephant?
The moral of The Thousand and One Nights
What is being wise and patient?
This magical creature is released from a sealed brass bottle.
What is the jinni?
Who is the king of the beasts?
Who is the lion?
Who speaks on behalf of the animals (name at least 3)?
What are the jackal, the queen bee, the cricket, the mule, the falcon, the nightingale, and the frog?
After arguing about the fingers and the arm, the wisest ant explains that this unseen force is the true source of the drawing.
What is the mind?
The moral of Kalila and Dimna
What is do not be jealous?
Shahrazad survives by ending her stories at dawn using this storytelling technique.
What is leaving the story unfinished (a cliffhanger)?
What animal becomes the lion’s close friend and is also the one making the noises in the valley?
Who is Shanzabeh the bull?
What do humans claim makes them superior?
What is knowledge and intelligence?
The hunter loses his chance at wealth because he fails to follow this key lesson the bird teaches him.
What is not believing foolish things (or ignoring wise advice)?
The moral of The Debate Between the Animals and the Humans
What is taking care of all of Allah's creatures?
After centuries of imprisonment, the jinni decides to do this to anyone who frees him.
What is kill the person who frees him?
What emotion drives Dimna’s actions?
What is jealousy?
Which creatures argue that animals also have knowledge?
Who are the bees and ants?
Ayaz keeps these two items locked away to remind himself of his humble past.
What are old shoes and a torn coat?
The moral of The Mathnawi of Mawlana Rumi.
What is learning from stories?
The fisherman ultimately defeats the jinni by using this quality rather than strength.
What is intelligence (or cleverness)?
What tragic event results from Dimna’s lies?
What is the death of the bull and the lion’s regret?
What final judgment does the king give?
What is that humans are greater only because they have to take care of the animals?
This fish survives by pretending to be dead after being caught in the fisherman’s net.
Who is Clever Fish?
A shared lesson in all of the readings.