It is told that in the small village, three days passed during which the children did not see their friend the donkey Zurayf! They told the village crier. The crier went around the village and announced, “O people of the village, O people of the village, gather, gather! Who among you has seen Zurayf or heard anything about him, tell the children, and whoever does that has a great reward with the Creator, the Exalted!” ...
No matter how painful reality is, there is always a ring of salvation called hope. In the midst of crises, graces come to us that make the sun rise again after the darkness and gloom of the moon. It is told that near a beautiful lake in western India, there was a beautiful house on the lake’s shore. A small boy lived there with his elderly mother named Ayoubi. On a hot summer day, Ayoub decided to go to the lake behind the house and swim, for the water was beautiful and cold. ...
The window in my room overlooks the garden. Every morning, a bird’s voice comes to me singing, so I wake up early, get up, and open the window. The dim morning light and its humid air enter. I remain for moments to gaze through the window and enjoy the beautiful bird’s singing. The bird was singing lightly among the almond tree branches and was happy with the beginning of the day. I was happy with his company, optimistic when seeing him flying. ...
Juha had a land that he plowed and planted. He rejoiced whenever he saw the grain of wheat he had sown and buried in the soil come out as a small ear that grew and grew and grew, became filled with large grains, turned yellow, and swayed with its sisters while the wind played with them. Juha in Summer: In the summer, he would harvest the ears with the sickle and heap them, then wrap each heap with a rope and carry it to the threshing floor for threshing. He would harvest and sing and entertain the harvesters. At night, he would stay up with his companions at the threshing floors, telling stories. ...
In the commercial center, at the exit door from the cinema, there is a door with a sign that whoever passes now should hold the door for the next one. The door remembers a story that happened! Strolling in the Commercial Center and Watching the Movie: Once, in some days, Majid went with his mother to watch an animated movie at the Joy Cinema in that commercial center. When the movie screening ended, everyone gathered immediately and headed toward the exit door. This door was very strange! ...
A sign reading “Small Dogs for Sale” was hanging on the wall of a shop. When a small boy reached it, he entered and asked about the price of the dogs. The seller told him that each puppy was sold for about three hundred lira. Buying the Puppy: The boy extended his hand into his pocket and found a generous amount of money. When he knew he could buy a puppy, he asked the seller to see the dogs in the shop. The seller whistled for the dogs, and a large dog came out, with five puppies walking behind her. One of the puppies was lagging behind his brothers in walking. The way that puppy walked caught the attention of this small boy, so he asked the seller, “Why is this puppy limping?” ...
No one knew where Mona went after she left the camp, for no one had paid attention to her—everyone was busy with what had happened in the early morning when the occupation soldiers had attacked the houses. They had stormed the doors and broken them down, and they had seized the men and driven them to the square. As for the boys, they didn’t leave a single one; they dragged all of them to the military vehicles. The women screamed, and the small children cried as if fire were burning them. ...
The events of the story take place in ancient times about the famous character Juha, when he decided to go to the market to sell the firewood he had collected. Juha prepared early in the morning to go to the market and loaded the donkey with firewood. Because Juha has a unique personality, he also has his own philosophy about the difference with animals. This made him act strangely before people while going to the market, riding his donkey in a way that surprised everyone. People were very amazed and even laughed. Juha explained his own philosophy about kindness to animals. Another person responded to him until Juha was convinced by the other opinion. ...
It is told that one day, Juha was traveling. During his journey, a severe storm blew. Juha feared that harm might befall him and began looking around for shelter. Juha’s eyes fell on a rural house at a distance from him, so he headed to that house and knocked on its door, asking: Is anyone here?! The rural house: The owner of the house opened the door for Juha and asked him what he wanted. Juha said to him: A storm has blown, and I want to take shelter in your house until the storm subsides. The owner of the house said to him: Welcome. The owner of the house lived with his wife in this house, but he was very miserly. He would not give a loaf of bread or a drop of water to a needy person. ...
The events of the story take place in a small town, in ancient times, when a passerby helped Juha carry firewood in exchange for giving him (your reward is nothing) for the service he provided to him. Afterward, they appealed to the judge of the town, who insisted that Juha give the man what he had promised him. Juha used his usual intelligence and cleverness to get out of that problem with extreme simplicity. ...