The Monkey Boy

In one of the remote villages, there was a man with eight children: six males and two females. But he died, leaving them in the care of their pregnant mother. She gave birth after her husband’s death to a male child, but he resembled a monkey! His appearance was bad. The villagers and relatives refused his presence among them and asked his mother to get rid of him. But she refused, embraced her child, and told them she would raise him like his brothers. So they expelled her outside the village and sent her to live with her child in a distant hut. ...

A Story That Begins with a Lie and Ends with a Lie

One morning, the king ordered his son to stand on the palace balcony and gather all the beautiful girls in the palace square. He was to throw an apple from his position, and if the apple hit one of the girls, she would become the expected bride. The beautiful girls were gathered in the palace square. The king’s son stood on the balcony and threw the apple, but a violent storm blew at that moment and carried it to a distant place on the seashore. ...

The Princess Without a Palace

Once upon a time, there was a large kingdom known for an ancient prophecy speaking of a princess without a palace. The prophecy said she would be the most just and wise wherever she was. In the kingdom lived a noble family of kings who owned a palace of great beauty. Generations of that family lived inside it. After many years, a great earthquake occurred, causing a catastrophe for that royal family. The earthquake completely destroyed the palace. The king and queen also died in that painful incident, leaving only their two daughters, Nour and Sabina. ...

Peter and the Magic Tablecloth

There were three brothers who lived together in a house in a forest after the death of their parents. The oldest was named Jaafar, the second Faris, and the youngest Peter. The two older brothers always treated the small badly and blamed him for every mistake that happened. He would bear the bad treatment because he was small and weak, unable to defend himself against his two older strong brothers. ...

The Golden Bird

In ancient times, there was a powerful king who ruled a beautiful kingdom. A tree used to grow in it bearing golden apples. Despite that this magical tree grew at a very fast speed, its fruits of golden apples were decreasing day after day. When the king learned of this matter, he ordered that one of his sons stay beside the tree every night to know where the golden apples were disappearing. The king had three sons. He insisted that they take turns watching that tree, one after another, for only three nights. ...

The Prince and the Wise Old Woman

In ancient times, there was a prince who ate all kinds of foods and left nothing in his stomach unrotten. He didn’t look at anything other than it. Eating was his first and last. He didn’t love travel, moving, and roaming. He went out little, had no friends or relatives except the baker. He was the only one who accompanied the prince wherever he went. Everyone was sad at the baker, for burdens descended on him every night. The prince was never satisfied, and he was fat, which made him a cause of sarcasm by everyone. The king noticed this and also noticed the prince’s lack of care for the poor and needy who came to the palace to get food, which aroused the king’s worry. ...

Two Couples from China

Mrs. Zhu lived in a city of the cities of China. She had two sons from the finest young men. It happened that the two brothers traveled to another city and lived there for a period of time until they married two sisters from among the daughters of the family. One was named Rose Flower and the other Crimson Flower. Then the two brothers returned after that to live with their mother, and with each of them his wife. ...

Cinderella

Cinderella was a beautiful child living happily with her father and mother in their beautiful palace. Cinderella’s father was a wealthy merchant, but one day Cinderella’s mother passed away. The father chose a female relative who had two daughters to marry, so she could take care of his daughter Cinderella. At first the woman pretended to love Cinderella, but after that she began to show her true self, treating Cinderella badly. ...

Princess Rose and the Golden Bird

The story of Princess Rose and the golden bird is an ancient fantasy legend. It counts among the most beautiful beloved stories for children. The events of the story depend on magic, which helps in developing the child’s mental abilities and his powers of imagination. Events of the story: In ancient times, in a far kingdom, there lived a beautiful princess named Princess Rose. She was distinguished by her long red beautiful hair. Princess Rose loved roses a lot, and therefore she was named Princess Rose, meaning Princess of Roses. The princess used to look from her balcony every night, waving with her hands at a golden-colored canary bird, and it would stand on one of her shoulders. Her hair would transform to the beautiful golden color. ...