The Story of the Faithful Dog

The events of the story revolve around the loyalty of the dog that the beautiful child Maysoun received as a gift from her mother on her birthday since her childhood. They grew up together, and he became a small dog, and he used to fear for her and protect her. It happened that one day of the holidays of the week, the child Maysoun went out for recreation, but Maysoun fell in the valley alone from the severity of her fatigue, so the faithful dog was the reason for saving her and returning her to her house safe once again. ...

The Story of the Golden Cucumber

Lady Timon felt extreme loneliness because she had not given birth to children yet. One day she went out to the farm, and kept crying as she planted plants, wishing she had a child to alleviate her loneliness. Lady Timon finished her farm work and returned to the house. The Green Ghost Visits Lady Timon: In the evening, she heard a heavy knock on the door of the house. She hurried to open the door and found a huge ghost, its color green, and its eyes golden. Lady Timon was frightened and kept trembling, so the ghost said to her: there is no need to fear me, just listen. I know you want a child and I have come to help you achieve your dream, but with one condition, which is when the child reaches the age of twelve years, I will return again and take him from you. ...

Hansel and Gretel

One day there was a small happy family living in a cottage near the forest, consisting of a father, a mother, a boy, and a girl, Hansel and Gretel. One day, the mother became very sick and died. The father married another woman. The stepmother was cruel and didn’t love Hansel and Gretel. One day, Hansel heard his stepmother agreeing with one of the hunters to take the two children with him and leave them inside the forest. ...

The Faithful Mongoose

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.” ...

The Beginning of a New Life

One day, there was a man enjoying wealth and riches. His wealth was the result of his constant striving to work diligently. He had a son named Karim. Karim was a young man, sixteen years old. One day, his father summoned him and said to him, “Karim, you are my only son, and all my wealth is yours. No one shares my wealth with you. But I strive to work with effort so that this wealth increases and is not wasted.” Karim replied, “Do not worry, Father; I will not waste your wealth in vain.” ...

My Teeth Will Leave Me

Muhammad screamed loudly, groaning when the dentist wanted to examine his teeth. The dentist smiled and patted his back, saying to him: Don’t be afraid, dear, I will give you anesthesia. The dentist held a syringe and gave little Muhammad a strong injection in his mouth. Muhammad cried out from its strength, but the skilled dentist quickly extracted the damaged tooth. The dentist held the tooth and placed it in front of Muhammad, saying to him: Look at this damaged tooth. I have wronged it. This tooth died because of your neglect, little one. If you had washed your teeth with a brush and toothpaste, or if you had used the miswak, this tooth would not have decayed and would have remained sound performing its work in your mouth. ...

The Fruit of Honesty

It is a story from Indian heritage, titled The Crop Belongs to the Owner of the Field. It is a heritage story that encourages honesty in work and the fruit of working with honesty. Story Events: There was a village called Kosumbur. There lived a farmer named Shankar with his wife Maya. They had some agricultural land sufficient for their livelihood. There was no means of irrigation in that village. Instead, they had to rely on rain for farming purposes, as every year they waited for rain to fall at a specific time on their farms, the lands would be watered and the crop would grow. ...

The Importance of Hard Work

A story from Indian heritage that teaches a child the importance of working hard, makes the child appreciate the value of money, and appreciate the efforts of his parents to obtain this money. Events of the Story: The inhabitants of Blampur village were ordinary workers and obtained only a little of their means of livelihood. The people of the village were to some extent like simple poor people. In this village there was a man named Ramlāl. Ramlāl was a poor worker in this village and worked in the market on a daily wage basis. This was his only source of income. ...

The Secrets of the Button Box

The events of the story take place in a Palestinian city, between the little girl Zahrā’ and her kind, affectionate grandmother. When the little girl Zahrā’ went on her day off to visit her grandmother in her old house, full of stories, and while wandering through her grandmother’s room she found a box in her grandmother’s wardrobe. When it fell to the floor, very beautiful buttons spilled from it, and a conversation began between Zahrā’ and her grandmother about the secrets of the button box. ...

Home Alone

There was a girl alone in the house. The night was dark and the sky stormy. She was alone in the house and about to go to bed when she saw a scary shadow appearing from the window. She shouted in a loud voice: Who’s there? Suddenly, lightning began to illuminate the room like a light lamp that goes out quickly. I saw the face of a lion, and at the same time, I heard the terrifying sound of thunder, as if the lion was roaring from the window. The lion looked like the lion I had seen at the circus in the city. They had announced his absence on the television news. ...