Your Reward Is Nothing

The events of the story take place in a small town, in ancient times, when a passerby helped Juha carry firewood in exchange for giving him (your reward is nothing) for the service he provided to him. Afterward, they appealed to the judge of the town, who insisted that Juha give the man what he had promised him. Juha used his usual intelligence and cleverness to get out of that problem with extreme simplicity. ...

The Story of the Cat With Shoes

It is told that there was an old man who had three young sons. The man owned a mill, a donkey, and a cat. When the man became ill and was on the verge of death, he distributed his property among his three sons. He gave the first the mill, and gave the second the donkey. As for the third, he gave him the cat. The two older brothers mocked their younger brother because he inherited something of no value. The boy was sad and sat crying, carrying the cat and looking at him. He talked to him and asked him, “What is your use? You are a tame animal, and there’s no benefit from you.” Suddenly, the cat stood up and answered the boy, saying, “I can do many things. I can make you richer than your brothers.” ...

The Story of the Crow’s Trick

This wondrous story occurred in ancient times, in a distant land whose name the narrators forgot. In that time, a thousand crows lived in that land, and a thousand owls. The crows built their nests among the leaves of a high, dense-branched tree. The owls made their homes in caves inside a large mountain surrounding the crows’ tree. Years passed, year after year. Then a greedy king ruled the owls, neither wise nor brave. One day he looked toward the crows’ tree to be his resort and for his close followers. Because he was cowardly, he didn’t declare war on the black birds, but rather betrayed his black neighbors, the inhabitants of the tree. He attacked them suddenly while they were sleeping in safety, killing a large number of them. ...

The Story of the Iron Box

Mahir was the son of one of the largest and wealthiest businessmen. When Mahir’s father died, Mahir found an iron box among his father’s things. There were things in the iron box that Mahir didn’t know. At the same time, Mahir was traveling to the city to conduct some business, so he couldn’t open the iron box. He took it with him to work. During work, Mahir gave the box to his colleague and business manager. His business manager’s name was Razi. ...

The Story of Juha and the Goose

It is told that in ancient times, Juha decided to give the Sultan a wonderful gift on his birthday. So he chose to give him a cooked goose. So he brought a fat goose and slaughtered it and cleaned it well, then placed it in a pot with water on the fire, and put on it the spices and water to make it tasty, and all the goose needed so that its meat would cook. And indeed, when its meat cooked, Juha looked at it for a long time, then said: And now, oh my dear goose, the Sultan will eat you alone, with enjoyment and health. ...

The Clever Bull

There was a large forest with many birds and animals. One of the times, there was a bull walking in the forest. He stood before a cave. Near the cave was a large pool and a patch of land covered with green grass. The bull thought this place was suitable to be his home. The bull began sleeping in the cave and began turning it into his home. Many days passed. The bull felt that his new home pleased him greatly, to the point that his health became much better. The bull was happy and felt safe. He had many friends in the forest. ...

The Story of Juha and the Ring

The events of the story take place in ancient times, when a small merchant went to Juha to ask him for guidance on a ring maker to make a ring for him, as the price of making the ring would be cheap so he could use it in his trade. Indeed, Juha guided him to a skilled ring maker, but the price the ring maker requested was beyond the small merchant’s ability. So Juha devised a clever trick that got the merchant out of this situation, and he obtained what he wanted with ease. ...

The Little Judge

The story’s events take place in a market of one of the cities in ancient times. A spice merchant in the market accused his neighbor, the oil merchant, of stealing his money. The case was brought to the judge for a ruling. The judge was confused between them, and the case was postponed. By chance, while wandering in the city, the judge found a group of children playing and acting out the case, with a small boy playing the role of the judge. He solved the case that had greatly confused the city’s judge. ...

The Poor Horse

It is told that in one of the small villages, a farmer had a beautiful-looking horse. The farmer used the horse to go to the farm and pull the cart. The horse remained in the service of its owner for many years until the horse’s age grew and became weak. It no longer had the strength to go to the farm or serve its owner. The farm owner decided to dispense with the horse and expelled it from the stable. He no longer placed food for it. Indeed, the farmer went to the horse and said to him: I will no longer accept you in my farm again because you are weak and no longer have any benefit. If you want to stay, you must defeat the lion. ...

The Mystery of the Laughing Fish

A story from Indian heritage, with exciting and enjoyable events for children. It also helps develop thinking skills in children, the ability to solve riddles, and understand indirect statements. Story Events: There was a king named Feruzshan. The king was ruler of the town of Kashmir. One day, his wife the queen was sitting looking from the balcony and saw a woman wandering selling fish. The queen asked the seller if she had female fish, but the seller apologized to the queen and told her she only sold male fish. The seller began to depart, and as she walked, the queen heard the voice of a fish laughing loudly. ...