Some Examples of Teaching Stories
- Narratives from Sufi writers, to name a few: Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi, Amir Khusrow
- Stories from the Canterbury Tales such as The Franklin's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale and The Merchant's Tale
- The Hymn of the Pearl
- Cinderella
- Tales from One Thousand and One Nights
- Aladdin
- Myths such as Cupid and Psyche
- Tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, such as The Water of Life
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