Cleverness

Once upon a time, oh fortunate one, in ancient times, there was a large, enormous whale. That whale would eat all the creatures it encountered or saw in its path. Even if the whale wasn’t hungry, it would eat every animal it found. Whether the marine animals were large or small, it wouldn’t leave them without eating them, without mercy or pity. Because of that whale’s behavior and evil actions, it was hated throughout the entire sea and by all the animals in it. Everyone wished for it to die so they could be rid of its evil and bad actions. One day, there was a fish known for intelligence and shrewdness. She came once and approached the whale until she reached beside the whale’s giant ear. ...

Once upon a time, there were three goats known for their strength, courage, and intelligence. They always accompanied each other. One day, the three goats went out to perform their role and function, which consisted of caring for the green hill near them. The goal was for the three goats to become fat and plump, for they had long dreamed of this. The large hill overlooked a wide river with beautiful blue color. But over that river there was a bridge, and under that bridge lurked a troll, known for his ugliness and wickedness. Whenever that troll heard any footsteps on the bridge, he would suddenly appear without prior warning and immediately eat the person walking on the bridge. ...

One of these days, there was a merchant named Joban in a brave kingdom. He was a rich merchant in the village, and he lived near the palace. He had three grown daughters: the oldest was Alina, the second was Grace, and the third was Maria. He loved all of them. One day, the king called him to the palace and said to him, “We have concluded a commercial pact with a great neighboring kingdom. We need to negotiate a trust to learn the conditions of the neighbor with trust and security, and we need from you to do this for us.” ...

There was a merchant in a village who had three sons. The eldest son decided to work abroad. The merchant asked him, “We have no shortage here, so why do you want to go abroad?” But the son wasn’t convinced and obtained everything for his travel on the ship, and he wasn’t convinced. After a few days, he stopped at the port and found a wooden fence saying that whoever returned the princess would be given half the kingdom as a prize. ...

In ancient times, there was a poor farmer living with his daughter in a small house. The city’s ruler had granted them a small piece of land to farm and live from its produce. One day, while the farmer was plowing the land, he found a beautiful golden box. When he opened it, he found it empty. He told his daughter that he intended to give it to the ruler as a gift. ...

One day, there was a poor belt maker living with his wife in a house near the forest. They had seven children. The youngest was a very delicate and sensitive child who didn’t talk much, to the extent that people described him as stupid. When this child was born, his size didn’t exceed that of a thumb, so they named him Thumb. But in reality, he was wiser than all his brothers, despite being the smallest in size and youngest in age. ...

One day there was an evil crow living on top of a high mountain where the winds in it produced a sound like music. And the branches were gentle and complete, so the crow was greedy, cold, and thinking all the beautiful things, and whenever she turned from food she felt constant with hunger, but her mother was generous for humans. And all who lived in the village of the monster feared this evil crow that was killing their children to eat them. And even though the birds of the village had never seen the crow while she was killing their children, they were very confident that the crow had a relationship with their children, and they were right! ...

Since ancient times, the world was still new, and animals had started working for humans. All animals existed, even the camel, but the camel didn’t want to work. He lived in the vast desert and did nothing but howl. The camel fed on grasses, thorns, and algae existing in the desert, which were also lazy plants like the camel. When anyone spoke to the camel, he would say to him, “Humph,” nothing more. ...

A child named Ziyad tells the story: “Can you see me? Of course, you can see me. For several days, it was difficult to see anything. Do you know what happened? One night, all the lamps disappeared from the house and from the entire town. Darkness was everywhere. It was a terrible and frightening matter. Everyone felt fear. We searched everywhere and didn’t find the lamps. All the town’s residents gathered, asking where the lamps were and who stole the lamps.” ...

One day, a family lived in the attic of a large green house. It was not a human family but a family of mice. They were very proud of themselves, as they were never ordinary mice and were always thinking of ways to improve their situation. They were always suggesting ideas for work, but the ideas were all they had—just ideas. Until one of them came and said, “The human couple has invited guests to dinner. You know what that means—we’ll have leftovers. But we must plan. Remember that humans are large creatures and can catch us.” Then he said, “I’ll hide behind the refrigerator until dark, and then I’ll signal you so you can come out.” The mouse left with another mouse. While walking, he told him about an idea from a mouse named Jerry. He said, “Jerry spoke with us about declaring war on humans. We will own the entire planet. I’m sure he has an idea.” ...