Once upon a time, the pathways of kites and crows crossed that of a wounded fox lying helplessly under a tree. The kites and the crows decided among themselves that they would share the spoils of the fox in equal portions, with the upper half going to the crows and the lower part allotted to [...]

Craig Criddle, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford, presents current research into biotechnology solutions for clean drinking water in the developing world, low-carbon energy sources and sustainable building materials conducted with the financial support of the Woods Institute.

Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, were excessively mischievous. They always got into trouble and their parents know all about it, that if any mischief occurred in their town, the two boys were probably involved.
Once the boys’ mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if [...]

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I bear witness that before anything else my journey started in your ovum.
I bear witness that you are a matchless mother, who bequeathed all of her properties and body-limps to me while still in existence, with the most pleasant personality; and the whole world can never replace any parts of you, let alone the whole [...]

Once upon a time, two men were traveling together. They were cousins. They were on their way to a special school that taught religion. While they were traveling, they stopped at a town that was ruled by an uneducated king. Since it was a Friday, they prayed at the mosque where the king talked nonsense. They slept in this [...]