This mystical collection of fictional vignettes examines the life of the Tibetan people as seen through the eyes and experiences of the 14th Dalai Lama. Intimate humour combines with luminous prose to reveal glimpses of enlightenment and the nobility of the Buddhist faith. Influenced and inspired by Sufi storytellers, tales of Ramakrishna and Rumi, the writings of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and the extravagant magic and mystery of Tibet, these tales explore what it must be like to be at once a child, a king, and a revered holy man.