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A new morning dawned, cold winds blew. It is autumn. The cat Mishmish put on warm clothes and went out to the garden. He noticed that tree leaves were falling quickly onto the ground. He went searching for the rabbit Arnub. Did he find him in his home? The cat Mishmish and the rabbit Arnub: Mishmish the cat knocked on the door of the rabbit Arnub’s home. He answered him from inside: Who is there? Mishmish the cat said to him: I am the cat Mishmish. The rabbit Arnub came out to him and said: Welcome, Qatqat. What do you have? Mishmish said: Nothing new. Do you want to stroll with me in the garden? Arnub said to him: No problem, wait a few minutes and I will be with you. ...

In ancient times, two farmers named Jack and Harry lived in a small village. They owned two large farms and many cows, but they never worked. They would hire other farmers to work in the two farms. They lived in two large houses and wore the most expensive clothes. Despite this, they weren’t happy. One said to the other: I will hire more farmers to increase my wealth. The other said: Agreed, until we buy silk clothes. ...

Once upon a time, in days of old, there was a king named Wardan. One day, a small princess was born to the king. On that day, the king prepared three golden plates, three golden spoons, and the most delicious food, and sent to call the forest fairies. The first fairy’s attendance at the palace and presenting the gift: There were three fairies in the forest, and each fairy would come to the small princess with a gift. The king said to himself: Which of them will bring the most beautiful gift for the princess, and what will the gift be? The first of the three fairies came, ate her food, and presented her gift. Her gift was a bag full of gold! So was the first fairy’s gift the most beautiful? The palace sage smiled and said: The bag of gold is not the most beautiful gift for the princess, because gold will be spent and become as if it never was. ...

There was a king living in a large palace with wonderful gardens. In those gardens lived thousands of creatures of hundreds of different species of animals and birds. There was great diversity in the gardens, turning that place into a kind of paradise that everyone could enjoy. But there was only one thing in those gardens that the king hated. Near the middle was the remains of a massive tree from centuries ago, but now it had withered and dried, and it had detracted from the color and beauty of its surroundings. This annoyed the king to the extent that finally he ordered it to be cut down and replaced with a beautiful series of fountains. Later, a wise nobleman was visiting the king in his palace and whispered in the king’s ear: Oh your majesty, you are the wisest of men everywhere. ...

It is told that there were five Qatat brothers, living happily near one of the gardens. Among the Qatat brothers was one cat with white fur, while the color of the other cats’ fur was black. The white cat’s sadness and thinking of a solution to the problem: One day, the white cat felt that his brothers didn’t care about him and didn’t play with him. The white cat was very sad and sat alone, thinking of changing his color to resemble his brothers so they would play with him. The white cat said to himself: There is no doubt that my white fur is what keeps my brothers away from me. I must find a solution to this problem. ...

There was a water seller named Muhammad who sold water to people while wandering with his jar in the markets. Everyone loved him for his good character and cleanliness. One day, the king heard about this water seller and said to his minister: Go and bring me Muhammad the water seller. The minister went to search for him in the markets until he found him and brought him to the king. The king said to Muhammad: From today onward, you have no work outside this palace. You will work here in my palace, serving water to my guests and sitting beside me telling me people’s amusing stories. ...

I have three sons who have married. I won over the older one one day and wanted to stay with him. In the morning, I asked his wife to bring me water for ablution. I performed ablution, prayed, and poured the remaining water on the bed I was sleeping on. When the son’s wife came with morning tea, I said to her: My daughter, this is the state of the elderly. I urinated on the bed. The wife became agitated and made a fuss, and the old woman heard a stream of ugly words from her. Then I asked her to wash it and dry it and not do that again. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in days of old, there was a dense forest full of green grass. When the morning sun rose, the animals would come out—some would frolic and play in the sunlight and enjoy the beautiful nature, while others searched for food. On one such day, two happy mice came out to enjoy and play, and what happened to them is told as follows. The two mice play and frolic in the forest with happiness: In a small spot, at the edge of that vast, sprawling forest, under the shade of one of the dense trees, the two mice began playing on the grass and jumping on rocks, with joy, playfulness, and peace of mind. ...

Knock, knock, the door knocks. Should I answer or not answer? Alright, I’ll open the door. I’m feeling bored and don’t know what to do. Who’s at the door? It’s Amal, and with her is a worm. I don’t like worms. But this isn’t just any worm. It’s a special type of worm, an extraordinary worm. Just take care of it and feed it, and you’ll love the gift. Amal placed the worm in a box with twigs and put tree leaves everywhere. The worm would eat and devour everything I put there. One morning, there was nothing in the box but paper and dirt. The worm had disappeared! I searched everywhere. I wonder if the worm is safe? ...

The wife had just started the trouble of the week, and she was planning to organize all the house works as she liked to rest for a long time, and the heat was severe to the point that it made the children not rest with comfort despite the repeated precautions, and on the twins were Juan and Jose, and they were the two smallest children in the house that they would gather their playthings in their place. ...