This is a collection of oral folk-tales that explore what it is to be human. These are stories that tell of the fears and desires that have always been a part of the human condition. They have been collected and retold by a professional storyteller who has traveled around the world for over thirty years presenting them in places as diverse as palaces and underground train carriages and to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. The ideals of friendship, kindness, and compassion are all to be found in the minds of the characters in these tales as they travel the paths toward the truths that they are seeking. There is never one truth but there is only one path to find it. The one that is before us.