Abu-al-Faraj Ibn Harun (Gregory Bar hebraeus). The book is entertaining stories (№ 222066)

In the temple of wisdom, all good, and nothing rejected that sharpens the mind, enlightening the manners, comforts and distracts the thoughts from pain and ailments. In a large economy, not only gold and silver vessels, a vessel made out of pumpkin. And just as true the teachings of the apostles that it should always enlighten your heart and Refine your mind, it is also true that there is no unimportant or silly story that couldn't benefit from getting to its meaning.