Fable

Once upon a time, there were three cows living together on a green farm near the forest. There was the white cow and the black cow, while the last one was reddish-brown. These cows loved each other. They would graze together on the farm, then sleep beside each other. One day, a reddish-brown lion went for a stroll outside the forest and became near the farm of the three cows. He was hungry, looking for prey to eat. When he saw those cows, he felt happy about finding prey, but he couldn’t attack any of them because they were constantly together. So the lion sat behind a rock patiently, waiting for the cows to separate from each other so he could catch one of them. ...

There was a poor man who lived with his wife. One day, the man and his wife found a beautiful goose. To their good fortune, when they took this goose, they found it laid eggs. But its eggs were completely different from the eggs of other birds, as it laid a golden egg every day. The couple was happy with this fortune, but they believed they would only become rich after a long time. ...

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. ...

In ancient times, there lived a righteous and happy hunter. One day, he passed by an old woman during his journey. She asked him and said: “Welcome, welcome! You seem happy, but I am hungry and thirsty. Give me something to eat.” The hunter felt pity for her and gave her everything he had. The woman rejoiced, and when he was leaving, she stopped him and said: “Listen, my young friend. You are very good, so I will tell you a secret. You will see a large oak tree on your way, with three birds standing on it and a wishing cloak. Aim your arrow toward the middle, take the cloak, and also take a feather from the bird. This will make you obtain gold under your pillow every day.” ...

A large group of monkeys lived in one of the forests. They would spend all their time playing on tree branches. They would make flexible branches into swings, swinging on them with their hands and feet that were very similar to human hands and feet, were it not for the density of hair that covered them. The happy monkeys day and night: In the light of the reflected moon, they would swim in valleys and splash in the many waters of rivers in the forest. They would move from forest to forest in vast, wide skies. They would live in peace with giraffes, wild donkeys, turtles, and wild cows. They would escape to the tops of trees when they felt the danger of predatory tigers. ...

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. ...

There was once a man called Bahlul who was walking in his habit in the markets of Baghdad. He met one of the merchants in his path, who greeted him, then said: I want your advice in a matter concerning my trade. Bahlol wondered, saying: What took you away from the wise ones to come to my advice? Then he stopped for a while and completed his speech, saying: Please… what is it that you want from me? ...

It is told that near a small lake in the middle of the forest lived a small turtle and two ducks in love and harmony. The turtle was known for her chatter and inability to refrain from speaking. In the summer season, severe drought afflicted the place around the lake to a pond that almost dried of water. The two ducks decided to leave in search of a water source to live near. When the turtle heard their decision, she was very sad and knew that her end was inevitable. She couldn’t live without water, nor could she travel long distances due to her extreme slowness. ...

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. ...

Once upon a time, there was a smart child who loved helping others, named Alaa. While he was walking with his friends one day, he met his stingy neighbor who called out to him. But his friends advised him not to pay attention to that stingy man’s call. Alaa knew the faults of the stingy man, but he stood thinking about what he would do with him. One of his friends said: Don’t pay attention to this man’s matter, Alaa. Have you forgotten what he did to our friend Ahmed when he tricked him and took his money until he completed his purchases? ...