Friendship

Our merciful religion, so we learned from it to be compassionate in our dealings with people, for we do not answer them with evilness, but we answer them with kindness, for it is the most effective way to defend from their evil with good deeds, and we strive against their evil with our deeds, so that they will not succeed in harming us with their evil, and the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, has forbidden us from oppressing them, he has forbidden us from harming them, and he has forbidden us from being aggressive with them, and we must be good to them as they are to us, so that God may love us. ...

In a small village lived three sisters, fish very clever and cunning, in a very happy and rich land where they spent what they loved to desire, from food and drink, and in the same village there was a shark, a wicked fish seeing the three sisters and wanting to eat them, but despite her attempts she could not overcome the three sisters. With her cunning and deceiving them and she did not reach for the shark except that she fled, and she escaped from the three sisters each one alone, so the shark went to the clever fish and said to her in a beautiful tone that you are a very beautiful fish of golden color and she said to her how do you run and play three of them you who are more beautiful than me, eat me to get away from them. ...

There was a white cat called Zaytuna, a black cat called Sudani, a brown cat called Ben Ben, and their friend had a dog with a large mustache called Shanbu. The white cat said to his friends what do you think if we go on a trip to the largest desert in the world? So Sudani said a sandy desert or a frozen desert? He replied to him and said the desert is an arid region where the percentage of rain is very low, which makes living conditions very difficult there for animals and trees. ...

In the evening, Bomboola the owl woke up, ate dinner, and prepared to go to school. She put on her mother’s high-heeled shoe and started playing with it inside the house! Bomboola and the shoe: Bomboola the owl said to herself: How beautiful I am wearing it. I look big. Her mother entered her room and asked her, saying: Bomboola, will you go to school with this shoe? This behavior is not appropriate! ...

The boy was playing and having fun in the street with his beautiful shoe, jumping. The shoe was also enjoying. The right shoe said to its left sister: I feel I’m going to fall from the boy’s foot and won’t be able to stand anymore because my lace isn’t tied. Suddenly, the shoe pair fell to the ground, and the child left it behind. The other shoe started screaming, saying: Sister, no, no. ...

The droplet Laila opened her eyes and found herself hanging on a beautiful colorful umbrella. She saw a big world around her. Everyone in it was wearing woolen coats in many colors that dazzled this small water droplet. Some covered their heads with hats protecting them from the winter cold. Laila started looking right and left, marveling at the fast movement around her, until she lost her balance and fell to the ground. When Laila fell, she fell on the head of another water droplet named Doudi. ...

One day in the winter season, the citrus fruits went on a trip to the fields, mountains, and plains. The eldest sister, Grapefruit, took the lead in front. As for the rest of the sisters, they followed behind in order and arrangement: Pomelo, then Orange, then Clementine, and finally the youngest sister, Lemon. When they reached a high hill, Lemon felt tired and sat on a rock to rest and resist the cold and the blowing wind. ...

Outside, a strong wind blew, and the cypress trees swayed north and south, almost hitting each other. On the clothesline in the neighboring building, the clothes’ sleeves danced with the wind. After the shift ended, the boys gathered at the club. Badr put his face on the window glass, looked outside, and said, “This is exactly the right time to build a kite.” The guide Suad said, “We will build a big kite at home.” Badr said, “You will see tomorrow the beautiful kite we will bring.” Ahlam said, “Yes, yes. I, Ali, Majid, and Fadi are friends and neighbors. We will prepare a big kite at home and bring it tomorrow to the club.” The guide said, “Good. If the wind continues to blow tomorrow, we will all go out to fly the kite.” ...

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. ...

In winter, a small wind blew over the sea. The wind looked around and saw a vast expanse. It was confused and felt alone. What a worse feeling than loneliness! But alas, when the wind turned a second time, from afar it saw a gray cloud. The Friendship of the Cloud and the Wind: The cloud approached the wind and said to her, “I carry a lot of water. Push me so I can reach the earth.” The wind agreed immediately and pushed the cloud until we reached the shore. Around the shore were fields, houses, and villages. The cloud said, “Thank you, my friend the wind. Leave me now to let down the rain.” ...