The stories presented in the book "What do you call the grape?" were taken from the work “The Poem of Hidden Meaning” by a well-known Persian poet, Jalal al-Din Rumi, where the author expresses the essential truths of human life in an elegant way. The book contains modern renditions of several parables from this poem, which should be of interest both for kids and adults alike.

The stories were translated into Russian by the best Iranian linguists N. Chalisova (Institute of Classical Oriental Studies and Antiquities, Higher School of Economics), L.K. Lakhuti (Department of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies) and edited by N.I. Prigarina (Department of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS Institute of Oriental Studies).

The book was prepared with the support of the Ibn Sina Foundation in cooperation with the Hayyam Cultural Center, and prepared for publication by the Sadra publishing house.