The anthology contains the best examples of Persian classical and folk humor: anecdotes and jokes, parables, instructive stories, as well as historical and semi-historical anecdotes. For the first time, the Ukrainian reader is offered fragments of such famous works as Saadi Shirazi's Gulistan (Rose Garden), Abdarrahman Jami's Bagaristan (Spring Garden), as well as works by little-known writers, including the Collection of Stories and Luminous Writers India in the thirteenth century. Mohammed Aufi. Parody treatises of the famous Persian satirist and humorist of the 14th century are presented almost in full. Ubeida Zakani "Treatise on the Entertainment of the Heart" and "One Hundred Tips". The reader is presented with a whole gallery of images of medieval Muslims - Arabs, Persians, Tajiks, Indians who know and know how to appreciate the witty word, full of wisdom and gentle instruction. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers.