Story about the great Sufi lady saint Rabia Basri. Once when she had gone to the mountains, a band of wild creatures -deer, gazelle, mountain goats, and wild asses - gathered around her. They came and looked at her and drew close to her. Suddenly, Hasan-al-Basri arrived on the scene, and when he saw Rabia he approached her. The wild creatures, when they saw Hasan, all fled in terror. Hasan was vexed when he saw this. He looked at Rabia and asked, "Why did they run away in fear from me while they were friendly with you?" Rabia asked, "What have you eaten today?" He said, "Some onion, fried in fat." She said, "You eat of their fat, why should they not flee from you?"