A Very Convincing Disguise One evening, a Wolf found a sheepskin and pulled it over his back. It was a clever disguise. From a distance, he no longer looked like a predator. He looked like one of the flock. The shepherd saw […]
The Donkey Wanted What The Dog Had The donkey worked hard. Every day he carried loads, pulled carts, and did the sort of work that left little energy for anything else. While he labored, he watched the household lapdog enjoying a […]
He Could Not Name The Animal A blind man was once handed a young animal and asked to identify it. The creature was small enough to fit comfortably in his arms. It shifted and squirmed beneath his hands while a group […]
The Crossing Was Easy. The Return Wasn’t. On a hillside above the Scottish village of Aberfoyle stood a minister named Robert Kirk. He wasn’t known for chasing ghost stories or frightening tales. He was an educated man, a scholar, and […]
Some Calls Arrive Before We’re Ready The old stories say the Blue Men of the Minch did not announce themselves with crashing waves or thunder. The sea might look almost ordinary. A sailing ship would be making its way through the […]
Some Truths Arrive Without Witnesses One evening, a bat flew too low. A weasel sprang from the grass and caught him before he could climb back into the dark. The bat struggled, but the weasel held him fast. “I […]
A House Filled With Soot There is an old fable about two craftsmen whose work could not have been more different. One was a charcoal-burner. His days were spent tending slow-burning piles of wood until they became charcoal. His […]
The Heart Remembers Every Mile A hunter owned a hound who had served him faithfully for many years. In his youth, the dog was everything a hunter could hope for. He was swift through the forest, fearless in the […]
The Wheels Had Learned To Whisper The morning looked much like every other. The wagon was still heavy with its load. The road still stretched across uneven ground, scattered with stones that had jolted the wheels for years. The oxen […]
