The thief preventing the monkey from stabbing ants on the king's body. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli a

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The thief preventing the monkey from stabbing ants on the king's body. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhayli. Originally published in India 1610-1611. Author Husayn Va'iz Kashifi, Illustrated by Rahman Quli.

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