Animals

In a small forest in India, there was a small boy named Mowgli. He lived with a group of wolves, where the mother wolf found him alone in the forest. She took him and raised him with her cubs, showing him much care and affection. She feared for him and always warned him to stay away from the pack so he wouldn’t harm himself. Mowgli used to play with all the animals in the forest, for he loved everyone and everyone loved him. So his friendships with animals multiplied, such as the bear Baloo, Bagheera the panther, the monkey, and many other friends. But only one animal hated Mowgli and was waiting for any opportunity to harm him. That was the tiger Shere Khan. ...

The fox heard the rabbits giggling in their field as they jumped and chased each other, happy here and there. The fox’s mouth watered, and he said to himself: How to reach them? How delicious their taste is. Suddenly, a strange idea jumped into his head, and he quickly executed it. He put black glasses on his eyes and held a stick in his hand, heading toward the rabbits, feeling his way with the stick as a blind man does. ...

The two friends, the small-sized fox and the large bull with big horns, agreed to spend a day wandering in the areas of the green forest. The fox was smart, evasive, and cunning, while the bull, despite his size, was stupid and dull. Half the day passed, the sun’s heat intensified, and the two friends felt extreme thirst, so they went in search of a water spring to quench their thirst. ...

In the beautiful forest with tall trees, clear sky, and vast fields here and there, all the rabbits lived in that forest in close huts, where they cared for each other, worked together every day, then the family gathered at night to exchange conversations, then everyone went to their hut for rest and sleep, so they could wake up early in the morning for work. That was the rhythm of the rabbit family’s life. One night, the beautiful family gathered, began playing and having fun, and the night filled with much dancing and singing. The old grandfather rabbit got up and went to the water well to bring some water. He lowered the bucket, moved the rope a little, and began raising the bucket, but he felt the bucket was light to carry much water. So he lowered it again, lengthening the rope a little, then raised it to drink some water, then placed the bucket on the well’s edge. ...

In the quiet, beautiful village overlooking a sweet river and many trees, the mother hen lived with Jamila, the daughter of the woodcutter. Her duties included caring for the animals in the barn and the birds too. The mother hen was brooding on her eggs. As she was accustomed and learned from the grandmother hen before her death, in order for the eggs to hatch and the chicks to come out, she must brood on them and warm them for a period of time, then wait for them to come out. ...

It is told that a large fish and her children were playing in a quiet blue sea when they saw ships sailing in the distance. The large fish said: Those are humans. The small one said: I wish I knew where they’re going. The mother said: On a journey for exploration. How I wish to undertake such a journey. I want to know other bays and seas. The mother said: Perhaps one day, but not now, my dear. You’re still small for exploration dangers. I’m not small as you think, Mother. The mother said: I mean when you grow bigger, the whole world will be under your command, and then you’ll discover whatever you desire. How will that be when I haven’t found anyone yet to help me get my chance of play and amusement? A crab heard part of the small fish’s conversation and asked her: What is the thing I hear you complaining about? ...

On a cold winter day, Abu al-Husayn was suffering from pain and regret as he returned to his den. He had searched most of the day for food for his little ones but didn’t find anything. While he was wandering right and left, he saw the fur of one of the shepherds hanging on an olive tree trunk. It was close at hand, so he took it and wore it, walking proudly with it. ...

It is told that in ancient times, a crow lived in its nest. The days passed by the crow in calm and tranquility, enjoying what was around it. Then one day, he saw a hunter. He said: My God, who brought this hunter here? I who thought I was safe, but wait, it seems this hunter is on a mission. The hunter was setting his net on the ground and scattering grain on it, then the hunter hid behind one of the trees. The crow said: What a treacherous one. ...

The beautiful rabbit Simsimah is a good-hearted rabbit who loves her friends from the forest inhabitants. One day, Simsimah went out searching for food for her little children. She wandered through the forest, right and left. During her usual wandering like every day, she heard a voice coming close to her, crying for help: Help… let someone help me… save me. Simsimah stopped a little to determine the source of the sound, then continued her way toward the small bushes a few meters away. As soon as she moved them aside, she found a small lion cub stuck in a hunters’ net. Simsimah thought a little: What if I saved him, then he became a lion, grew up, and tried to catch me to eat me? Simsimah the rabbit thought a lot and was terrified by the idea that the cub would grow up and eat her, so she decided to leave him and depart. ...

One day, God Almighty gave the lion a command not to return to him until he found a lost ant and ate it, and he ate all the animals that eat meat. The lion was very arrogant and did not care about anyone. The bird sang with a loud voice for this command that I will eat everything and I will go to Paradise and the living creatures will go to it. ...