Family

Hamsa the sister lived together, and their father was alive. It was the habit of their sisters to swim all the time, every morning and evening. This was their habit. The First Encounter: One time she went to swim. She was swimming in a deep place. There was a small snake swimming. The small snake was the size of a frog and extremely beautiful. She approached swimming toward her, extended her hand, so the small snake bit the palm of her hand. She took it with her. When she reached the bank of the river, the snake cut some tree leaves and placed the small snake in them, then returned her clothes and took it with her to the house. ...

Randa, a smart, polite, and hard-working girl, would every day when she returned from her school in the afternoon, help her mother in housework, then study her lessons, then sit for reading. The topic of the essay that the teacher had given her yesterday was saying: Write a creative topic about what you want to become in the future. Randa wrote beautiful things, saying she loved to become an important and famous writer. Randa read her topic in front of her classmates and teacher in the class. The teacher was amazed at her beautiful style, elegant phrases, and new ideas. ...

On one of the beautiful, bright days, after the rays of the sun had cast their light on the dove’s face, the dove turned to talk to her husband and informed him that she desired to travel from this place where they had built their nest. For years past, they had not left that village where they lived, and they had seen nothing but its animals and farmers and their houses. They would build their nest every year over the palm tree located in the same village, and the place never changed. ...

In one of the large companies that announced a job opening for a manager position, a young man named Karl applied for work. This young man was able to pass all the written exams successfully and also the group interview that was held for all applicants. He began preparing for the final interview with the company director. When the young man entered to interview the company director, the director welcomed him and said to him: Please sit, Master Karl. Then the director began looking at his resume and examining it carefully. It was truly good, for the director saw that the young man had done excellent work throughout his academic life. The director began looking at him with interest and asking him: Did you receive any scholarship at your school or college? ...

In a beautiful town in Bihar state in India, there lived a very rich man named Galib. He possessed a lot of wonderful wealth that God had granted him, so he lived in luxury and richness like no other. Galib used to always boast of his wealth and what he possessed in front of his friends and relatives. He often spoke arrogantly and proudly to everyone. His son Komal was studying at that time in a place far from Bihar state. During the mid-year holiday vacation, Komal returned to his home to spend the holiday with his family. The rich father wanted his son to know the size of his wealth and make him realize that their life is the pinnacle of luxury and comfort, unlike the poor who always suffer. ...

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Sina, and she had a small, good, gentle bear named Golo. When the sun rose on one of the wonderful days, the princess wanted to go with the bear on an outing to one of the beautiful places. The princess went with the bear far and far until they reached a distant and beautiful forest known as the Candy Forest. As soon as she looked at the forest, the princess knew why they called it the Candy Forest. ...

That night was stormy, and the three small girls in their captivity—tree branches clapping and the wind whistling—did not feel cold, for the room was warm and the floor was soft woolen. The mother, who liked to recount her grandmother’s stories on such a night, said: Once upon a time in ancient times. The eldest interrupted her: We know the story. There were three girls who secluded themselves until they ate. The mother returned, sighing: No, this is not the story. The middle one said: Three girls work in the Sultan’s palace, and the small one’s name is Love of the Romans. The mother laughed and said: Rather, the middle one whose name is Love of the Romans is the one who deliberately and intentionally threw the thimble into the water. ...

Amer and Maher were brothers who loved each other dearly, moving through life like inseparable friends. They never quarreled or fell out; Maher was always at the top of his class, as was Amer. They were rarely apart, except for the brief moments when each turned to his own special hobby. Amer’s passion was to gaze at the sky, learning the names and positions of the stars, dreaming of one day becoming an astronaut. Maher, meanwhile, searched the earth, excavating for a radiant silver stone he had heard stories about. ...

There was a poor boy named Kevin who worked as a traveling products seller at homes in addition to his studies, so that he could complete the necessary expenses to finish his studies. Once, while this little boy was wandering between one house and another, he felt extreme hunger and could no longer take one more step. He thought about knocking on the first door he passed and asking its owners for food. Indeed, the boy headed shyly and knocked on the door. A beautiful girl opened it for him. After a little hesitation, he asked her for a cup of water despite his extreme hunger. The little girl noticed his condition and saw hunger in his eyes. ...

Frequently, we fight over small matters that do not deserve the struggle. With the passage of time, they grow and take a larger space than they deserve. The matter that makes its resolution an affair not easy, and thus we must try to find solutions before the problem intensifies and worsens. Perhaps the best solution can be in changing that perspective with which we look at the problem. Once there lived in one of the distant villages two neighboring brothers. The older was named Jamīl and the younger was named Jāksūn. The two were accustomed to living in love and happiness with each other’s company. Each of them possessed a farm with the other’s help. For forty years, the brothers lived in happiness and peace, exchanging agricultural labor and tasks and trade. ...