The Perplexing Parables
The legendary Duality Tree from The Gardener's Gambit, where each fruit contains both a blessing and a curse
In The News
- Scholars discover hidden chapter in The Tale Of Two Rights revealing a third perspective that invalidates both original viewpoints
- Ancient library unearths lost epilogue to The Kind Witch Of Bramblewood showing the unexpected consequences of her final act of kindness
- Storytellers' Guild divided over interpretation of newly found manuscript The Mirror's Conscience
Did You Know...
- ...that the protagonist in The Whispering Conscience makes the same choice three times with three completely different moral outcomes?
- ...that Three Wishes Gone Right was originally part of a larger collection called The Wishmaster's Regrets?
- ...that The Double Bound Guardian contains exactly 777 moral dilemmas, each with two equally valid solutions?
Featured Content
The Philosopher's Puppet
In this fascinating tale, a wooden puppet gains consciousness and must navigate the complexities of free will while literally being pulled by strings. The story has been studied by the Council of Contradictory Wisdom as a prime example of Moral Neutrality Fiction. Readers have debated for centuries whether the puppet's final decision to remain attached to its strings represents freedom or imprisonment.
On This Day
- 1892: First public reading of The Golden Rule Breaker leads to formation of The Ethical Paradox Society
- 1923: Discovery of The Benevolent Betrayer's Diary changes understanding of loyalty tales
- 2015: International conference fails to reach consensus on the true meaning of The Virtuous Deceiver
Today's Featured Picture
The Wayfinder's Dilemma: An enchanted compass that always points to the morally correct path, yet spins eternally
In Other Projects
- The Library of Lost Lessons - Repository of tales with forgotten morals
- The Parable Preservation Project - Documenting contradictory interpretations
- The Institute of Impossible Ethics - Research center for paradoxical moral tales