Cooperation

In the middle of winter, the season of storing and hiding, the sound of thunder was frightening hearts, and rain was pouring on all paths. Our friend Nakkar the Wood was facing one of the problems. He said: Oh God, what is this cold weather. I need help from Teacher Thalou before my roof collapses. Teacher Thalou was reading his book when the master Nakkar Wood reached him. No one would come at this time except someone with a problem. Thalou said to him: What brought you in this cold weather? Then he said to him: Please enter quickly. Nakkar Wood said to him: I know the time is late and the weather is cold. My problem might disturb you. Thalou said to him: Don’t worry, and rest a little. Tell me what your problem is. Nakkar Wood said: The roof has spoiled from winter again. I tried many times repeatedly to fix it but to no avail. ...

One day, a group of boys decided to play a collective football game. They agreed that each of them would bring something to be used in the professional match. So one would bring the ball, another the whistle, another would stand as the goal referee, some would bring the goalkeepers’ gloves and the corner flags, and so on. But before starting the game, while they were choosing the participating teams, there was a simple problem: they decided that the boy who brought the most important thing would get to choose the best teams. But they weren’t able to determine which thing was the most important? ...

A fairy must possess wings, for those wings are the source of her power, as all the magic is in them. Our Adalina wasn’t an ordinary fairy. She didn’t possess wings, but more than that, she was a princess, the daughter of the great Queen of Fairies. Because she was very small like a flower, life was just a chain of problems for her. She wasn’t only unable to fly, but also didn’t possess any magical powers, as the fantastic magic came from the two delicate crystal wings. ...

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. ...

Outside, a strong wind blew, and the cypress trees swayed north and south, almost hitting each other. On the clothesline in the neighboring building, the clothes’ sleeves danced with the wind. After the shift ended, the boys gathered at the club. Badr put his face on the window glass, looked outside, and said, “This is exactly the right time to build a kite.” The guide Suad said, “We will build a big kite at home.” Badr said, “You will see tomorrow the beautiful kite we will bring.” Ahlam said, “Yes, yes. I, Ali, Majid, and Fadi are friends and neighbors. We will prepare a big kite at home and bring it tomorrow to the club.” The guide said, “Good. If the wind continues to blow tomorrow, we will all go out to fly the kite.” ...

God Almighty has blessed us with a clean environment so that we may live in its pure air, inhale the fragrance of its flowers, and listen to the chirping of its birds. But in order for us to enjoy it throughout our lives, we must preserve it from pollution so that its flowers do not die and its birds do not migrate, and we do not find in it what makes us happy. ...

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Sina, and she had a small, good, gentle bear named Golo. When the sun rose on one of the wonderful days, the princess wanted to go with the bear on an outing to one of the beautiful places. The princess went with the bear far and far until they reached a distant and beautiful forest known as the Candy Forest. As soon as she looked at the forest, the princess knew why they called it the Candy Forest. ...

A rich man kept a treasure, a dog, and a fox, in addition to a silver ship model. This was a magic amulet that one of the angels had given him—I do not know who. One day, this amulet was stolen! The Amulet and Ruin: No one found the amulet in any place. He grieved greatly, to the extent that he lay in bed fasting, even from eating food, and approached death. During that time, the dog and the fox were playing in his room, but after some time, when they saw that the man was about to die of hunger, they actually died of hunger. ...

We have spoken much about the value of cooperation—that it is the foundation by which any individuals can rise and defend one another, and help themselves as well if they use it in the correct way. The simplest rule of proper cooperation is fairness, whether in how to help during the distribution of tasks, or fairness in distributing the gain if cooperation yields tangible benefits. This is the basis of our story. ...

In the beautiful forest with its dense trees, where animals live in different shapes, colors, and sizes, large numbers of huge elephants lived alongside the animals. These elephants cooperated with great love and sincerity with the other animals. In truth, they all understood the value of cooperation in work and in defending one another. Whoever needed help found all the animals behind him, helping him and standing by his side in his affliction. ...