Boy Without Imagination

My name is Sari. I want to tell you about a problem I face every day. Perhaps you have passed through it and can help me with advice. I have an unusual imagination that helps me spend fun time imagining wherever I go and see myself as a wooden cart on the ground in the garden. I see myself as a sole driver looking at a pond full of treasures while donkeys and donkeys surround me. And sometimes when I’m completely bored, I start imagining my wooden chair in the yard as if it were a carriage and I’m driving a fast car in the race with my colleagues in the yard. And when I go out to play with my paper airplanes in the home garden, I start imagining I’m a pilot riding a fast jet in a war with space enemies. ...

Juanito and His Lies

Juanito was one of many children who lived in a very quiet town, where one could feel peace and joy in any place in its streets. However, Juanito wasn’t like his other companions. He was a gentle child and had many friends. He loved drawing and dancing. He also went to sleep early and used hot water while bathing. Juanito was a normal child except for one thing: he was a liar. Every morning he would wake up, and after bathing, he would go to have breakfast. His mother would prepare fried eggs for breakfast every day, but he didn’t like it and didn’t tell his mother that. Instead, he would give it to his dog Max whenever no one was present. When his mother asked him about the food, he would tell her that he had eaten it all and that it was good. ...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

In a small village at the foot of a mountain lived Hamid, who worked as a shepherd for the villagers. Every morning, Hamid would take the sheep to the mountain to graze and play, then return them to the village in the evening. One day, Hamid felt bored and wanted to amuse himself by playing a prank on the villagers. He began to shout and cry out for help: “Help! Help me! There’s a wolf that wants to devour your sheep!” Naturally, the villagers rushed to rescue the sheep from the wolf, but when they reached the foot of the mountain, they discovered that Hamid was joking with them. They returned to the village annoyed by his heavy joke. ...

Mechanical Hanaa

One day, Hanaa was sitting in her room after a tiring day of performing many household chores. Her mother called her repeatedly, saying: Please, tidy your room, Hanaa. Wash the laundry, Hanaa. Put your dish in the sink. Hanaa hated household chores. Suddenly, an exciting idea occurred to her: What if I invented a mechanical girl exactly like her, who would perform the chores instead of her? The little inventor started working, and after staying up late, she completed her invention successfully. The first day was wonderful. She locked her room door and sat playing electronic games throughout the evening. ...

The Rabbit and the Chameleon

In a beautiful field, the ground was covered with grass in the spring season after rain fell in the winter season. The beautiful green leaves of trees appeared. The animals were very happy in the spring season because there was much food. They would eat and be satisfied. Rabbits, cows, and sheep would eat green grass. Lizards would eat flies and other insects that abound in the spring season. The beautiful white rabbit was eating long grass under the trees. He looked up and found the chameleon looking at him. The rabbit said to her: Spring is beautiful, oh chameleon. She said: Yes, yes, and there is much food, so I am very happy. The rabbit asked her: Tell me, oh chameleon, why do you like to stay on tree branches? She said: Because here I catch many flies and eat them. You know that flies like to fly between tree branches. The little rabbits saw their father the rabbit talking to the chameleon, so they approached him. The mother rabbit also came to hear the conversation as well. ...

Three Sons

Three mothers met near the school entrance, arriving to accompany their children home after the end of the school day. On a side bench sat an old man, listening to the mothers’ conversation! The mothers boasted about their sons: One of them said: My son excels in basketball. He is active and strong. The second said: My son excels in singing, and his voice is wonderful. The third mother heard the words of the first and second mothers… and didn’t speak! ...

Come Play with Me

I am Majed. I love our small house, our small house’s garden, and I love my mother very much. I love playing. I love my beautiful cat Bisseh. I love my friends, and I love my father very much. My father is a skilled engineer. He has pens, rulers, a lot of paper, and a large desk. When he holds the pen and starts drawing, I say to him: Father, come play with me! ...

The Soap

Our little friend Samir, the owner of different thinking and constant pursuit behind true knowledge, was one day sitting with his companions. They were eating lunch and exchanging conversation in a public place near the school they went to. After they finished eating their meal, their hands were filled with sticky grease and fats as a result of eating some meat. They got up to wash their hands before returning to their homes, but they didn’t find soap in the bathroom, so they washed their hands with water only. Samir noticed that the fat didn’t completely leave his hands. ...

The Story of First Day of School

On a beautiful sunny morning, Raneem woke up early and began getting ready for her first day of school. As her mother brushed her hair, she said, “You’ve grown up, Raneem… you are going to school now.” Raneem and School: Raneem asked, “Will you stay with me at school the whole time, Mama?” Mama replied, “I will stay with you for a little while, my love, and then I will come back to take you home.” In the kitchen, while eating her breakfast, Raneem said, “Mama, what if I help you with the housework today instead of going to school?” ...

Bomboola and the Shoe

In the evening, Bomboola the owl woke up, ate dinner, and prepared to go to school. She put on her mother’s high-heeled shoe and started playing with it inside the house! Bomboola and the shoe: Bomboola the owl said to herself: How beautiful I am wearing it. I look big. Her mother entered her room and asked her, saying: Bomboola, will you go to school with this shoe? This behavior is not appropriate! ...