Bamboo and Tambo

Both Bamboo and Tambo were good friends. This time, they planned to cause significant damage. They thought about sitting inside the train’s engine compartment. The train was stopped at the railway station, and there was a large man with a huge mustache checking the passengers’ tickets. The train conductor was not visible. Bamboo, sitting in the tree, saw that no one was beside the train’s engine compartment. So Bamboo and Tambo slowly descended from the tree, and each began climbing the train’s engine compartment. They wanted to ensure no one was inside the compartment, and they found the door open. So they climbed the stairs and entered the engine compartment. ...

The Magic Lettuce

In ancient times, there lived a righteous and happy hunter. One day, he passed by an old woman during his journey. She asked him and said: “Welcome, welcome! You seem happy, but I am hungry and thirsty. Give me something to eat.” The hunter felt pity for her and gave her everything he had. The woman rejoiced, and when he was leaving, she stopped him and said: “Listen, my young friend. You are very good, so I will tell you a secret. You will see a large oak tree on your way, with three birds standing on it and a wishing cloak. Aim your arrow toward the middle, take the cloak, and also take a feather from the bird. This will make you obtain gold under your pillow every day.” ...

Jujuba the Monkey Banana Eater

A large group of monkeys lived in one of the forests. They would spend all their time playing on tree branches. They would make flexible branches into swings, swinging on them with their hands and feet that were very similar to human hands and feet, were it not for the density of hair that covered them. The happy monkeys day and night: In the light of the reflected moon, they would swim in valleys and splash in the many waters of rivers in the forest. They would move from forest to forest in vast, wide skies. They would live in peace with giraffes, wild donkeys, turtles, and wild cows. They would escape to the tops of trees when they felt the danger of predatory tigers. ...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

In a small village at the foot of a mountain lived Hamid, who worked as a shepherd for the villagers. Every morning, Hamid would take the sheep to the mountain to graze and play, then return them to the village in the evening. One day, Hamid felt bored and wanted to amuse himself by playing a prank on the villagers. He began to shout and cry out for help: “Help! Help me! There’s a wolf that wants to devour your sheep!” Naturally, the villagers rushed to rescue the sheep from the wolf, but when they reached the foot of the mountain, they discovered that Hamid was joking with them. They returned to the village annoyed by his heavy joke. ...

My Mother Wonderful Bag

Look at my mother’s bag, how a hair tie for her hair and a bandage for this wound on your hand will come out of it. I ask her for anything now, she will bring it out. This is what I said to my brother Abdullah who stood amazed while my mother took out everything we asked for from her big bag. He said to her: Mom, I’m hungry. Will I find something to eat with you? The mother said to him: Of course. Just as the magician takes the rabbit out of the hat, my brother opened his mouth. When he tried to say something, my mother put a piece of biscuit in his mouth. We laughed at the scene. Now it was my turn to ask my mother for something from her wonderful bag. ...

Mechanical Hanaa

One day, Hanaa was sitting in her room after a tiring day of performing many household chores. Her mother called her repeatedly, saying: Please, tidy your room, Hanaa. Wash the laundry, Hanaa. Put your dish in the sink. Hanaa hated household chores. Suddenly, an exciting idea occurred to her: What if I invented a mechanical girl exactly like her, who would perform the chores instead of her? The little inventor started working, and after staying up late, she completed her invention successfully. The first day was wonderful. She locked her room door and sat playing electronic games throughout the evening. ...

The Flying Turtle

It is told that near a small lake in the middle of the forest lived a small turtle and two ducks in love and harmony. The turtle was known for her chatter and inability to refrain from speaking. In the summer season, severe drought afflicted the place around the lake to a pond that almost dried of water. The two ducks decided to leave in search of a water source to live near. When the turtle heard their decision, she was very sad and knew that her end was inevitable. She couldn’t live without water, nor could she travel long distances due to her extreme slowness. ...

The Rabbit and the Chameleon

In a beautiful field, the ground was covered with grass in the spring season after rain fell in the winter season. The beautiful green leaves of trees appeared. The animals were very happy in the spring season because there was much food. They would eat and be satisfied. Rabbits, cows, and sheep would eat green grass. Lizards would eat flies and other insects that abound in the spring season. The beautiful white rabbit was eating long grass under the trees. He looked up and found the chameleon looking at him. The rabbit said to her: Spring is beautiful, oh chameleon. She said: Yes, yes, and there is much food, so I am very happy. The rabbit asked her: Tell me, oh chameleon, why do you like to stay on tree branches? She said: Because here I catch many flies and eat them. You know that flies like to fly between tree branches. The little rabbits saw their father the rabbit talking to the chameleon, so they approached him. The mother rabbit also came to hear the conversation as well. ...

Cooperating with Friends

God says in His Holy Book: Cooperate in righteousness and piety, and do not cooperate in sin and aggression. This command from the Almighty, blessed and exalted, emphasizes the importance and value of cooperation among Muslims and among all humans. Cooperation is the basis of dealings between humans in societies to elevate them. It is an urgent necessity for building and construction. If we look at the most famous success stories of companies and institutions, we will find behind them a lot of cooperation among the work individuals themselves. ...

Alaa and the Watermelon

Once upon a time, there was a smart child who loved helping others, named Alaa. While he was walking with his friends one day, he met his stingy neighbor who called out to him. But his friends advised him not to pay attention to that stingy man’s call. Alaa knew the faults of the stingy man, but he stood thinking about what he would do with him. One of his friends said: Don’t pay attention to this man’s matter, Alaa. Have you forgotten what he did to our friend Ahmed when he tricked him and took his money until he completed his purchases? ...