Cleverness

Qatuta is a beautiful white cat, and Fatuta is a beautiful black cat. Each of Fatuta and Qatuta lives in a wide farm with the mouse Farfour. Farfour is a naughty mouse who loves wheat; he pierces the wheat bags of the farmer Qasim. Qatuta and Fatuta expelled the mouse Farfour from the farm because of his bad behavior. Farmer Qasim brought the two cats eight apples—four red apples and four yellow apples. Qatuta said: I want the red apples, and Fatuta said: I want the red apples. The two cats went to the cow to judge between them. ...

The dove was building her nest on one of the garden trees, and she laid two eggs and cared for them until they became two small chicks. During the dove’s absence, a snake came and climbed the tree and swallowed them! The dove mourns her two small chicks: When the dove arrived, she was devastated by her two small chicks. She moved her nest to another tree, then laid two eggs and cared for them until they became two chicks. The snake came again by sneaking onto the tree, raided them, and swallowed them. ...

The night passed and dawn broke, and the golden red rooster crowed to announce the beginning of a new day. There in his burrow, the cunning fox awoke early to the rooster’s crowing and shook the traces of sleep from his eyes. The cunning fox wakes early: Then he looked into the distance and said: Oh, oh, oh… how beautiful it is to wake up early to the rooster’s crowing, but even more beautiful is when the rooster is on my table for my breakfast! Oh, oh, oh, the rooster’s voice is wonderful, and even more wonderful is to tear his flesh between my fangs. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in days of old, there was a dense forest full of green grass. When the morning sun rose, the animals would come out—some would frolic and play in the sunlight and enjoy the beautiful nature, while others searched for food. On one such day, two happy mice came out to enjoy and play, and what happened to them is told as follows. The two mice play and frolic in the forest with happiness: In a small spot, at the edge of that vast, sprawling forest, under the shade of one of the dense trees, the two mice began playing on the grass and jumping on rocks, with joy, playfulness, and peace of mind. ...

The bear sat under the mulberry tree feeling tired. Then the fox passed by him and heard him speaking complaining: Cursed be it, what does she think of herself? Let her think I’m a bear, and a bear is a bear. Yes, I’m a bear, and this is… The fox stopped near him and said: It seems that the lice have been infesting your head, oh bear. The bear woke up and stood up, saying: She told me, oh my friend, that there’s no benefit from me. ...

It is told that there was once a great emperor who ruled a vast land, a kingdom that stretched far and wide. This emperor possessed every means of happiness and comfort, yet despite all this, he was not happy. He had no friends—not because of any cruelty or harshness in his dealings with others, but rather because of his majesty. Everyone feared him, including his ministers and closest advisors. No one could confide any secret to the emperor, who remained alone, suffering from deep sorrow. He did not know what to do or how to escape this state, until he thought to himself: “People keep their distance from me because they know I am the emperor. But if I want to have a friend, I must hide that from them.” ...

It is told that there was a small cat who was wearing some clothes. While he was working, he took a piece of cloth and tore it into seven rags at once. The cat was very proud of himself, indeed everyone in the village knew him. So he decided to go to sleep. He hung the rags that were torn into one blow, then straightened them as a belt and went out to complete his walk. ...

One day, there was a fox who hadn’t found anything to eat all day. During his search for prey, he went hoping in the forest. But he heard a noise and feared when he heard it. The fox thought this was a big noise and felt the entire forest had shaken as if a new animal had come. He said to himself: “It’s better that I flee.” The fox thought again: “If I flee like this, I will suffer hunger to death.” ...

Janey woke up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for herself and her dragon, as she did every morning. She placed a plate of sausages for the dragon, a glass of milk, and a banana for herself. She called the dragon, but he didn’t respond. She went to search for him throughout the house but couldn’t find her dragon. She went out to the garden to look for him and felt movement behind one of the bushes. When she looked there, she found a dog playing with a ball. ...

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. ...