Folktale

After his long adventures in the sea, Sultan Behlozan arrived at a city, where the great lady was. Behlozan’s lady was very wise, but he was more powerful according to Sultan Behlozan’s sight, as he had discovered his special power while still very small, and with his growth he would fly to the farthest horizons in the jungle. He was always serving the wolf behind the trees, and would come out at evening carrying a large food tray for her, but the wolf didn’t notice anyone. And during the day Behlozan’s lady would prepare the food trays for him during the day, then Behlozan would take the trays to his lady at evening, and she would eat the food and Behlozan would take the empty tray. ...

For a very long time, there wasn’t even day and night, for the sun didn’t rise and there was no earth except mysterious and magical creatures only, and there were two small genies flying very high to the point they were able to scare the people who were passing by, because they were two genies. One day, a great sky goddess appeared to them as they were flying and fighting a lot, in what seemed like an endless game, but they were trying to kill each other, and the game was very dangerous but magical, and they were fighting each other for the favor of the great sky goddess, for each of the genies loved her from all the genies. ...

In the heights of the black mountain and in a mysterious cave that the wicked witch Asura had created, lived a demon but he was a strange demon, not an ordinary creature anyone knew clearly. Everyone called him Kraton by name. He had been placed there by the witch after he continued to refuse to obey the orders of the wicked wizards. And that magical cave had only one entrance and exit, and its location would change every day. But one day, a wicked man named Jifa was able to reach that land. His wish was to destroy and sweep all those rough mountains from existence by destroying them all. And Jifa was in trouble fulfilling his wish. ...

There were two beautiful princesses living on a distant island with beautiful lands. When they were still small, they were kidnapped by a king hostile to their parents. This king arranged to transfer them to a lake where they were abandoned on that small island. Thus they had to remain forever under the guard of the terrifying lake monster. When the evil king was overthrown and tried by sorceresses and fortune-tellers, it became known that the brave prince had decided to free the princesses from their captivity. When the winds brought these news to the island, the lives of the princesses were filled with hope. The younger princess was more beautiful than her sister. ...

The days laughed at one of the misers, and he became a governor. This governor, despite his miserliness, was hated. People didn’t befriend him, didn’t love him, and couldn’t tolerate his company. Every night, he would send for Ashab to keep him company and make him laugh. But Ashab would flee from him or hide at one of the neighbors because he would stay with this governor all night, talking to him and making him laugh without finding at the end of the night a morsel to satisfy his hungry stomach or a dirham to buy something for his children. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in the old days, there was a great king of prestige and power named King Al-Nu’man, son of King Hassan. King Al-Nu’man was king of a great, rich country, filled with all kinds of blessings and colors. He had everything that came to mind and everything that didn’t come to mind. But he was neither happy nor at peace of mind. Why? Because he had heard of something strange that existed only in the Land of Wonders! ...

In ancient times, there lived a righteous and happy hunter. One day, he passed by an old woman during his journey. She asked him and said: “Welcome, welcome! You seem happy, but I am hungry and thirsty. Give me something to eat.” The hunter felt pity for her and gave her everything he had. The woman rejoiced, and when he was leaving, she stopped him and said: “Listen, my young friend. You are very good, so I will tell you a secret. You will see a large oak tree on your way, with three birds standing on it and a wishing cloak. Aim your arrow toward the middle, take the cloak, and also take a feather from the bird. This will make you obtain gold under your pillow every day.” ...

A wonderful story about my grandfather who lived in a far village. He was a good, kind man, and although he was a poor farmer, his land had never prospered. The farmers were吵ing and complaining while he was cultivating and cultivating and his land was white and telling the foxes, “Every day you cultivate the land, it becomes white and has not produced for years on top of you that I would sell it and buy a better land.” So my grandfather would say, “This is my ancestral land, and they were cultivating it constantly thinking I am sick that I do not make an effort with my own mind.” ...

The swindler or fraudster is usually characterized by intense intelligence and cunning to achieve his goal and deceive his victims. In our story, we tell about an extremely cunning swindler who, through deception and trickery, was able to deceive everyone and exploit human greed to dominate the place and control all the villagers. This swindler had a donkey whose mouth he stuffed with some gold coins. He took it to the market. When the donkey brayed in the market, the gold coins fell from its mouth. Everyone in the market gathered and asked this swindler man about the secret of what was happening. He answered them that this donkey had a story; it was an enchanted donkey. When it brayed, gold coins would always fall from its mouth. ...

One of the kings had an intelligent son named Sa’id. The king’s happiest moments were those when he sat with his son and told him about the heroism of his soldiers and his courage. The prince would spend hours listening to his father. He would be very annoyed if anyone interrupted these pleasant sessions with his father the king. But the king’s burdens were many, so he had to meet his soldiers and officers to ensure the kingdom’s affairs were in order. The king always advised his son and said to him, “You must have friends, O Sa’id.” Sa’id asked him one day, “How do I choose my true friend, Father?” His father said to him, “You must test the one you befriend to be sure of his love and sincerity toward you. There is a funny test you can do. ...