Fable

One day, a mosquito saw a lizard drinking from the river and said to her: “Do you believe what I saw today, my friend?” The lizard replied: “What did you see?” The mosquito said confidently: “I saw a farmer harvesting potato fruits from his field, and each fruit was as big as my head.” The lizard replied mockingly: “And what is the size of your head, oh mosquito, compared to potato fruits? By God, deafness is better than hearing this nonsense.” The lizard took two reed sticks and closed her ears with them, then continued on her way in the forest. ...

There was a smart sheep standing at the edge of the river, waiting for its owner, when it was surprised by the fox grabbing it and saying: “Finally, you have fallen into my hands, oh sheep. I will eat you immediately and leave nothing of you.” The sheep thought of a trick that would save it from the fox and save it from the death that had become imminent. It imagined itself and the fox devouring it, and its body shuddered. ...

The winter was particularly cold. Snow covered the ground in a thick layer. The squirrels and hedgehogs had disappeared into their warm winter homes to sleep away from the cold, dark months. Even the mollusks and snails had disappeared. Everyone hid waiting for spring. The forests and fields were silent and empty. Only the large black crow was searching for an evening meal. The crow moved every day searching for food but found nothing, not even a small mouse or a piece of leftover food from someone. He became so tired and hungry that he began talking to himself: It seems I will go without dinner tonight. He kept flying through the sky in a desperate last search. He was about to return when he saw a column of smoke rising in the sky. ...

There was a man who worked as a woodcutter, and he had seven daughters, and his wife was about to give birth to their eighth child. He wished from God to be granted a son, and he made a vow that if his wife gave birth to a boy, he would offer a pound of gold as a gift for his birth. One day, while the woodcutter was working cutting trees in the forest, his youngest daughter came and told him that his mother had given birth to a boy. The woodcutter felt overwhelming joy and could not believe the news. He hastened to the house to see the boy. ...

There were 2 parakeets who built a nest on a large and massive tree. The female parakeet laid two eggs. After a period, the eggs hatched, and two parakeet chicks emerged from them. The parents tried to care for the young ones well. After a few weeks, the two small parakeets managed to fly a short distance. The father parakeet said: We have taken good care of our young ones. We fed them well, they played together, and learned to fly together. Now they can take care of themselves. He addressed his speech to the mother parakeet and said to her: We must let them now decide the shape of their lives in the future. ...

This dog lived on one of the farms, and he was a greedy dog, as he wanted to keep everything for himself. One day, while he was taking his afternoon nap under a tree, he heard a sound and wondered: “What is this sound?” He got up and saw from afar a cart coming carrying a lot of meat. His mouth watered, and he hastened to catch up with the cart, hoping to get a piece of meat. ...

The mischievous frog lived in a beautiful lake. The frog was proud of his graceful movements and speed in jumping. He used to play and frolic by jumping on the plant leaves that floated on the lake. A little mouse always watched him, enjoying seeing his graceful movements and high jumps. Whenever the frog saw the mouse looking at him, he would return again to boast of his water shows, jumps and movements. The little mouse became increasingly impressed with him and applauded him warmly. The mouse wanted to become friends with the frog, so he sat waiting for the frog to come out of the water to talk to him about that matter. ...

There was a lion always in the company of a fox. One day, the lion was severely wounded in a fierce battle with an elephant, after which he could not walk properly. However, he was no longer able to search for prey. There was no food in his cave. Days passed without food. The fox said: Oh master, I cannot serve you because I have become very weak. I have not eaten for several days. The lion answered: Oh my companion, can you not find an animal that I can kill even in my current weakness, so that we can be nourished by it, you and I, otherwise we will die of hunger. ...

In one of the forests, there was a very old and arrogant lion. He prided himself on all animals around him in the forest, until one day when he was sleeping in his nest and the insects disturbed his place. The lion woke up from his sleep suddenly on the impact of a hare falling on both of his front paws. The lion struck his leg angrily, but when he saw it, he grabbed it and mocked it, saying: “Don’t you know that the king of animals is sleeping? How did you fall and enter his nest? How do you play and have fun with him without fear?” ...

In a certain land, there lived two woodcutters: one was lazy, and the other was hardworking. Both worked cutting logs in the same forest. One day, the two set out to begin a new day of work, but the weather was scorching and the sun was intensely hot. The lazy woodcutter said, “It is far too hot; let us rest for a while. We cannot possibly work in this heat.” The hardworking woodcutter replied, “What are you saying? You just rested a short while ago.” He picked up his axe and continued felling trees, while the lazy woodcutter sat beneath the shade of a tree and abandoned his work. ...