Sufi tales are age-old teaching stories. But unlike other fables and parables, there may not be an obvious lesson to be derived. Rather, there is often a twist—a mystical twist—that invites us to ponder other possible meanings. Humorous, touching, sometimes puzzling, Sufi lore can be seen as “medicine” that can cure errors of perception and thought; stimulating creative imagination, enabling us to be less programmatic in our approach to the mysteries of life.