A collection of 15 stories that brings together insights and wisdom from many cultures around the world.

Tell me a story -- Spider learns a lesson (from Ghana and, later, Jamaica) -- The lost coin (from Galilee) -- The eagle and the jackdawfrom Ancient Greece) -- How to be happy (from Arabia) -- Happy ever after under the banyan tree (from India) -- A bowl of milk (from Persia and India) -- Don't argue! (from the Middle East) -- The ant and the grain of wheat (from Italy) -- A loving gift (from India) -- Silver on the hearth (from Afghanistan) -- Not just a pawn (from Germany) -- Trust the donkey (from North America) -- Axe porridge (from Russia) -- Why the wasp can't make honey (from Jamaica) -- The most precious gift (from the Near East).