Fable

Once upon a time in ancient days when magic was a friend to man, there lived a small dwarf named Churo. Churo was looking for a person who could do exceptional things and possessed a brave heart to help him. He traveled through the lands and began searching for the person who deserved his help until he met a young man named Antonio who lived in a distant village. Antonio was a clockmaker, generous, intelligent, and dedicated to his work. Churo loved him, got to know him, and they became friends. Churo was waiting for an opportunity to help him. ...

There was an elderly lady living in a village, and she had a very beautiful daughter. She loved cherries to the extent that she didn’t eat anything else for lunch or dinner. She wanted to eat only cherries. Everyone started calling her by the name Sherry, meaning cherry. There was also a clever lady living in the neighborhood of Sherry the girl. She was skilled in black magic, and in her garden were many cherry trees full of many cherries. Sherry used to sneak into the garden because she couldn’t resist taking some cherries. ...

One day, there was a lazy farmer living with his wife and children. This farmer would wake up every morning, go to the well to bathe, then return to his home to sleep again. Despite owning a large piece of land, he never cared about farming it. His wife was the one who cared for the land to provide them with food. Every day, before going to the field, his wife would try to wake him from sleep so he would go with her. But he would refuse to wake up and pretend to be asleep so he wouldn’t work in the field. His wife felt severe distress from his laziness, but she didn’t know how to deal with him. ...

In ancient times, there was a poor beggar who roamed the streets and collected what people gave him. At the end of the day, he went to his hut to place what he had collected all day. But every day he found that what he had placed had decreased. One day he waited in the hut to see who was taking his food. He found a mouse coming and eating from the food, leaving him only eight things. He asked it, “Why do you eat my food every day?” The mouse said to him, “This is your lot! You’ll only get eight things every day.” ...

There was a merchant in a village who had three sons. The eldest son decided to work abroad. The merchant asked him, “We have no shortage here, so why do you want to go abroad?” But the son wasn’t convinced and obtained everything for his travel on the ship, and he wasn’t convinced. After a few days, he stopped at the port and found a wooden fence saying that whoever returned the princess would be given half the kingdom as a prize. ...

In ancient times, there was a poor farmer living with his daughter in a small house. The city’s ruler had granted them a small piece of land to farm and live from its produce. One day, while the farmer was plowing the land, he found a beautiful golden box. When he opened it, he found it empty. He told his daughter that he intended to give it to the ruler as a gift. ...

In a distant village, there lived two skilled craftsmen, James and Alex. They were close friends who loved carving artifacts from clay. They made toys, vessels, containers, and tableware. But because their village was small, they earned little from their work and didn’t have enough in the evening, yet they didn’t complain. They advised each other. Alex would say to James, “Learn to focus on one thing and know your strengths.” ...

One day, there was a poor belt maker living with his wife in a house near the forest. They had seven children. The youngest was a very delicate and sensitive child who didn’t talk much, to the extent that people described him as stupid. When this child was born, his size didn’t exceed that of a thumb, so they named him Thumb. But in reality, he was wiser than all his brothers, despite being the smallest in size and youngest in age. ...

Once upon a time, Henry and his wife Bloria lived in a small village. Henry sold milk and owned a cow pen with his wife. They were accustomed to caring for their cows and providing them with good food and treatment. Therefore, the cows produced high-quality milk, which made everyone in the village buy from him. His work profited well, but despite that, he wasn’t happy. He dreamed of buying a large house and expensive clothes. His wife said to him, “Greed won’t benefit you. We profit a lot, and we should be happy.” He said to her, “How can we be happy with a small house and the cow pen around us? The smell of cows is unbearable.” ...

Finally, Sanjab obtained a beautiful home in the rainforest. He exclaimed as soon as he settled in it, “How much I love my new home, the rains, the green grass, and the rain puddles.” The rain fell, and Sanjab picked up a pile of nuts, hazelnuts, and acorns, then hid them in a hole and put a handful of them in his mouth. The animals looked at him and whispered, “It seems the new Sanjab is a glutton and will finish our food. Will he stay here for long?” Sanjab cleared his throat at them and asked them in surprise, “Am I a glutton?” Without words, the animals turned around and left the place. Sanjab froze in his place like a piece of ice and felt he was melting with the rain. ...