The truth you want to tell the world must be woven into your story. If you present your truth outright as a statement, it will not interest anyone. However, if you dress it in your own unique story, it gains persuasive power, and people will be eager to listen to you. But for that, you must first experience life. For stories arise from the experience of life.

Shiva Ryu took these words of his Indian master to heart. Thus, he began to collect the most diverse fables on his journey through the land, to convey their magic and wisdom in his own way and in the context of his truth. For there are things that endure through the changing times. Fables illuminate what is important and valuable in life and help us understand the essence of humanity. They lead us to recognize the wondrous aspects of our world, and who knows – perhaps these stories from India can serve as a framework when we want to tell our own truth.