Fable

In one of the small, distant villages, an old good man lived with his wife. They had a small son. One day, while returning home, he passed by a neighboring village. At that time, he saw a very small mongoose crying beside its deceased mother. The old man said, “What a poor creature. If I leave it here alone, it will certainly die.” So he decided to pick it up and take it home. The man said to his wife, “I found this small creature on my way home. Let’s care for it.” The wife answered, “Good. I will care for it as I care for our small son.” ...

One day, in one of the simple villages, there lived a poor man who worked as a weaver. He would weave clothes every day from morning to evening, then go out to sell those clothes and get money to buy food for his family. One day, while weaving some clothes, his spindle suddenly broke. The weaver was extremely sad because it was the only means of earning a living, and it was difficult for him to get a new spindle after his spindle broke. ...

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. ...

An amusing story but with a deep and strong moral, for it encourages wisdom in exploiting available opportunities so that a person realizes his dreams and aspirations, and that a person strives to exploit the capabilities available to him now to change his condition and circumstances, and not live complacently. Story Events: One day in one of the countries, a poor woodcutter lived with his wife in a small house. The woodcutter would go out every morning, carry the axe on his shoulder, go to the forest, cut trees, split wood, then return to the market to sell wood and obtain an amount of money sufficient for his living. ...

An interesting story for children to warn against bad friends. Bad friends approach you to achieve personal interests and evil purposes that benefit only them, without caring about others’ affairs. Story Events: One day, in a deep forest lived the lion, the king of the forest, with his three friends: the wolf, the crow, and the snake. The three friends were always in the service of the lion and obeying him to fulfill their selfish goals. ...

There was a man named Juḥā. He was on his way to the market, and with him was a basket filled with fruits and vegetables. He was carrying the basket on the donkey’s back. In the middle of the road, the donkey stopped suddenly. Juḥā tried with all his might to push the donkey so that he might move, but the donkey refused completely to move even one step forward. Juḥā felt anger, so he took a small stick with which he would strike the donkey to make him move. ...

There was a forest called Champak Forest, and there lived a monkey with a bad reputation named Chino the Monkey. That monkey was very mischievous and harassed all the forest animals, where he would scratch and wound rabbits with his nails. The Animals and Birds Are Angry at the Monkey: Chino the monkey would also climb trees and throw baby birds’ eggs to the ground where they would break, and destroy their nests. All the animals and birds in the forest were afraid of the monkey Chino and angry at his harmful, evil behaviors. ...

In a distant era there lived a king named King Ralph. King Ralph had three sons. The first was named Sam, the second was named John, and the third was named Eric. The king lay on his deathbed, very weary. The king wished to leave the rule to one of his sons, but to do so he had to test them to see which of them was most worthy of the kingship. ...

There was a traveler who passed through many countries. It was a hot day, and the traveler was tired, hungry, and thirsty. He was thinking that he only needed a shaded area to rest in. At that moment, as far as his eye could see, he found a large tree full of leaves. The traveler felt happy and asked himself: Do I have water to drink? The traveler searched and didn’t find any, but he saw a bottle of cold water on the ground under the tree. ...

There was a lame old man who owned a beautiful and excellent farm, but there were many pests in the lame old man’s farm, and they were growing big day after day, as the lame old man was extremely busy at farming his farm, leaving them until their tail became longer than a meter. So the goats demanded from the lame old man to pay attention to his farm, and start with the farm’s pests, which would make it beautiful. ...