Once upon a time, there was a large forest containing homes designated for animals. Those homes were close to each other, so each would visit the others. If one of them was absent, they would all ask about them. One day, the monkey and his neighbor the gazelle met. The monkey said, “Peace be upon you, my neighbor. How are you? Many days have passed and we haven’t seen you.” ...
One day there lived a king and queen with their two handsome sons and their small daughter with beautiful golden hair, whom everyone who saw her loved. To celebrate her arrival, the queen invited fairies from all over the world and held a lavish feast. The fairies told the queen that Rosette would cause great misfortune to her brothers and they might meet their doom because of her—this is what appears about your little daughter. Unfortunately, we have nothing better. The king and queen were stricken with grief. ...
Once upon a time, there were three cows living together on a green farm near the forest. There was the white cow and the black cow, while the last one was reddish-brown. These cows loved each other. They would graze together on the farm, then sleep beside each other. One day, a reddish-brown lion went for a stroll outside the forest and became near the farm of the three cows. He was hungry, looking for prey to eat. When he saw those cows, he felt happy about finding prey, but he couldn’t attack any of them because they were constantly together. So the lion sat behind a rock patiently, waiting for the cows to separate from each other so he could catch one of them. ...
Farfour was a gray mouse living in a small hole in the middle of the forest in happiness and security. One day, Farfour went out of his small hole to search for food as his habit. He began to jump among the trees and reeds, and suddenly Farfour saw a large group of animals walking together. Farfour the mouse said where are these animals going, I must follow them without anyone feeling to know where they are going. ...
It is told that a king of the great kings, his heart was softened for a small orphan child that some of his servants picked up, so he ordered to raise him and attach him to his family. He chose for him a name to call him by, named Ahmed the Orphan. Ahmed was a smart child, and signs of success and intelligence appeared on him since his early age. The king taught him and took care of him for what he saw in him of signs of kingship. ...
Honesty is a great value and a praiseworthy trait that we should all adorn ourselves with, especially when accompanied by a promise and good intention from another person. If we are honest in someone’s promise to us, we must do the same and not betray, for betrayal is deeply harmful, especially to those who have given us security and safety. One day the turtle Fūrī was standing on the bank of the river. As was her custom, Fūrī would wake early, swim, and praise her Lord for the blessing of health and ask for her provision from her Creator. On this day, Fūrī was standing on the riverbank and resolved to descend into it in search of some food and to play with her friends. ...
Lunja is a girl of beautiful appearance, indeed enchanting in beauty. She is the daughter of two monsters, or rather two very ugly monsters. They are the ogre and his wife, the ogress. Those monsters our Arab heritage mentioned long ago, especially in Algerian society. Princess of the Forests: There was a saying Lunja always heard while playing with her rooster, which meant: What are you thinking in your mind, Lunja? That saying was an indication of Lunja’s beauty, her elegance and grace. This extraordinary beauty that made all the princes of that ancient era always desire to marry her and propose to ask for her hand. But the fame of her monster parents would spread the news of Lunja’s beauty and force those princes to think a lot before taking that step with two wild monsters like them. ...
We must learn from childhood not to betray, as betrayal is harsh, especially when it comes from the humans closest to our hearts. The betrayal of a loved one is like a stabbing sword. Its effect remains no matter how many days pass, and we meet other people, while the wound of treachery and betrayal remains in our hearts, fueling the curse of revenge within us. Therefore, it’s important that you learn not to betray, as happened in this story. ...
In ancient times, there was a man who worked as a baker. All he owned was a mill and a donkey. The baker was married to a woman who used to hate him and treated him badly despite the fact that he loved her extremely and wished to earn her approval. One day, his wife loved a neighbor, but this neighbor hated her extremely. One time, her wife saw him in a dream that someone was talking to him and telling him to dig in a place beside the millstone, and he would find there a great treasure. ...
In one of the African villages located on the banks of a river that flows into the black forests of Africa, that was the day that the inhabitants of that village had been waiting for with great anticipation. Today the heir of the tribe leader would be born. They held celebrations and began beating drums until the arrival of that newborn was announced. But it was not a single newborn, for the wife of the leader gave birth to two sons, but only one of them could be the heir and become the leader of the tribe. The twin brothers were named Crandar and Kenya, and they received good care and equal treatment. ...