The Bamboo Cutter

On a day of the days lived a bamboo cutter with his wife in a small hut, and he would go every morning to the forest to cut bamboo and bring it, then he and his wife would make various foods, and sell them in the market. He was kind and poor, but they were happy. On a day, the owner said: This is enough. I have worked for you for three years and I deserve to receive the pay, and I will depart until I get every treasure I deserve. So he gave him three pounds to work for him, but he knew three pounds were not enough, but he was happy to get them, and after a while, the farmer heard a strange voice coming from behind the fig tree. He became surprised and turned to it. He said to him: You are poor. Why are you here? I don’t have anything to tempt you. So he said: Then I will rob you, you wicked. A lot as big as gold, but perhaps a little is all I have and is everything I have, and I gave him three pounds. ...

The Farmer's Axe

On a day of the days, there lived a farmer under the shade of a fig tree. The owner was cunning and would make him work days without anything in return. The farmer was accustomed to the owner leaving from the house in the evening, depressed, and he thought much about leaving his work, but he was afraid he wouldn’t find another job, and he passed by a market and didn’t earn any money. ...

The Deer and the Bear

In one of the green forests where the air is pure and the water is sweet, a herd of deer lived in safety and peace, but the situation remained always from deterioration. For a bear had descended to the forest who didn’t defeat him. He had terrorized the place and destroyed its calmness, and he drank its bitter water, but he was also cruel to their deer meat which he would hunt. ...

The Rabbits on a Hunting Mission

Those we meet in our lives are those who we always find beside us and established themselves to put smile on our faces to make our day better, and to share with us in happiest and funniest moments. So the confused rabbits went on a mission, but they took the wrong way through their mistake. The two, the clever Nuwan and the wise Nur, ended up conversing with each other, and they left each other with the remains of their footprints. ...

The Proud Tree

One day, two trees grew in the middle of the forest. One was a birch tree, and the other was a mango. The mango was kind and sweet. Birds would come to him in autumn and perch, and he would make nests between his branches and shelter them. He welcomed everyone and fed them. He was also generous and provided shade for travelers. He was strong when the winds blew him. ...

A Prince Without a Nose

One day in a distant land, a beautiful princess lived in a large palace. She had many servants, but she wasn’t happy. The evil wizard loved her and wanted to control her. He thought in the form of a huge cat and followed her everywhere. The wizard could only be ended by a prince stomping on the huge cat’s tail while he was sleeping. This is what happened that night. The huge cat fell into sleep, and the prince stomped on his tail and suddenly turned into the wizard. He said to him: How dare you do that? He said to him: I have to because the wizard will torment her, but who will torment you, I will curse your firstborn son, and he will be born with a huge nose, but he will become a king. Then no one will rule over you except a prince without a nose. ...

A Hardworking Girl and a Lazy Girl

A man lived with his wife in a house in a distant village. Each had a daughter from a previous marriage. The wife loved her daughter and would bring her new clothes and never ask her to do anything. So she became very lazy, spending her day just admiring herself. As for the wife’s husband’s daughter, the wife treated her with great harshness. The daughter would do everything in the house and never complain. She would do the same work many times without anyone watching her, and she felt compassion for her, but he was powerless to do anything. He became weak and sick, and said to his beloved daughter: My dear, I am sorry. I don’t have anything. The daughter said: No, father. Don’t be sorry. You loved me and raised me. Come now so I can raise you. I will work and earn money. It is a difficult time truly, but I will do it. ...

The Rose Thorns

The father was working in the garden, and the cat Maw was playing with his mother with a ball. His mother said to him: Hurry up, my beloved Maw. I threw the ball for you. Maw threw the ball far away, so his mother applauded him and said to him: Good, Maw. Now you have done it and scored. Now I will go in to prepare the lunch meal, and I will call your friend Arnub to play with you. Maw said to her: No, mother. I will go to help my father. ...

The Yellow Boat

The cat Maw took his son Samm and Bousi to the island, and they joined their mother and father on the shore, playing and tossing the ball to each other. Bousi said: This is your turn, Samm. He said: Hold the ball, Maw. Then he tossed it to Bousi and said to her: Hold the ball, Bousi. Bousi and the bird Coco: Bousi said: I’m bored of playing with the ball. I want to ride that boat. The cat Maw said: Which boat? She said: The yellow boat over there. Have you seen it? The bird Coco, the seagulls’ friend, came to them and said: I don’t advise you to ride the yellow boat, for whoever rides on it falls into the water. Samm answered him: What’s the problem? We don’t fear the water. Bousi also said: Yes, I don’t fear the water. Isn’t that right, Maw? Maw said: Yes, it is so. ...

Be Well-Mannered

One day, the birds decided to go on a picnic. The sparrow said: I will bring all the vegetables. The canary said: I will do the cooking. The dove said: I will do the sweeping. But who will bring the cooking utensils? The crow said: Don’t worry about this at all. I will bring what we need. He went first to the potter and said to him: Oh potter, give me a pot and a bowl. The potter said to him: I have lost my temper. Go away from here, or I will hit you with a stone. ...