The Death of the Man-Eater

Tigers eat the flesh of other animals in the forest. Generally, a tiger does not kill another tiger to eat it, for the tiger only loves the flesh of other animals. The tiger is a fast animal, but when it grows old, it becomes slower and cannot run quickly like the rest of the animals. But the old tiger, despite being slow, can catch a human, for a human cannot run at the same speed as a tiger. Therefore, a human becomes an easy prey for tigers or other predatory animals. After a tiger eats human flesh once, it becomes difficult for the tiger to eat any other flesh. This type of tiger is called Man-Eater, the tiger that eats human flesh. ...

The Lion and the Foolish Donkey

There was a lion always in the company of a fox. One day, the lion was severely wounded in a fierce battle with an elephant, after which he could not walk properly. However, he was no longer able to search for prey. There was no food in his cave. Days passed without food. The fox said: Oh master, I cannot serve you because I have become very weak. I have not eaten for several days. The lion answered: Oh my companion, can you not find an animal that I can kill even in my current weakness, so that we can be nourished by it, you and I, otherwise we will die of hunger. ...

Jack and the Beanstalk

There was once a boy named Jack who lived with his mother. They owned only a single thin cow that did not give much milk. The mother asked Jack to take the cow to the market to sell it because they did not have enough money to feed it. Jack headed to the market. On the way, a man met him and asked him where he was going with that cow. Jack answered: I am going to the market to sell it as my mother requested. ...

Juha in the House of the Miser

It is told that one day, Juha was traveling. During his journey, a severe storm blew. Juha feared that harm might befall him and began looking around for shelter. Juha’s eyes fell on a rural house at a distance from him, so he headed to that house and knocked on its door, asking: Is anyone here?! The rural house: The owner of the house opened the door for Juha and asked him what he wanted. Juha said to him: A storm has blown, and I want to take shelter in your house until the storm subsides. The owner of the house said to him: Welcome. The owner of the house lived with his wife in this house, but he was very miserly. He would not give a loaf of bread or a drop of water to a needy person. ...

The King's Trick

In ancient times, there was a king who lived in a large palace. In front of his palace was a small shop belonging to a young tailor. The king was bothered by the presence of this small shop in front of his palace. He felt that this shop disfigured the beauty of the palace, and he wished for the shop to be removed from its place. But he feared that the people of the kingdom would blame him and say that he had wronged a poor man and deprived him of his shop and source of livelihood. ...

Sara and the Sea

It is told that one hot summer day, Sara went out with her brother Sami and some of their friends to enjoy playing on the beach and building the most beautiful palaces from the sand, and to get rid of the heat of the weather and enjoy the cool sea breezes and its refreshing air. Their mother prepared a number of sandwiches for them and equipped them with a basket of juices and water. Sara also did not forget to bring her sand playing tools with her. Their grandfather took them all to the beautiful sea beach. ...

The Arrogant Hen

The hen Cookie woke up early as usual, every morning, and the sun had begun to emit its golden rays through the forest. But that morning was slightly different from usual, as the rest of the forest animals did not wake up early as usual, because they were accustomed to hearing the sound of the rooster crowing early to wake them up. The hen imitates the rooster’s crowing: On that day, the rooster remained asleep and did not wake up early, so the hen Cookie decided to imitate the sound of the rooster’s crowing to wake the animals. She climbed a small rock and crowed with all her strength: Coco coooooo. ...

The Duck's Bag

One day, the kind duck went out carrying a strange bag in her hand that could contain everything inside it, anything, whether big or small. The duck walked every day in the street carrying her strange bag and saying: I am a duck and I have feathers. Who will give me a piece of bread? While the duck was searching for food in the street, she found a bag full of money and gold. The duck called out loudly: Whose money is this? Who has lost their money? A dishonest man heard her and coveted the money. ...

The Ignorant Man

There was a village in a kingdom where a man lived who sold milk. His name was Danny. He built his hut in an area far from the city, in the forest, for he loved the quiet of the forest. The atmosphere in the city was always noisy and had a lot of noise. He lived in the hut only with two cows. He fed them well and took care of them. Every day, he took the two cows to the nearby pond to bathe. The more he cared for them, the more milk the two cows gave him. He sold the milk and earned enough money from it to live happily. ...

The Trees and the Lions

In a distant time and in a distant kingdom, there was a giant forest. In this forest, there were thousands of trees. Among these trees, there were two trees that were friends. They supported each other. In the same giant forest as well, it was home to many lions. The lions killed the other animals that lived in the forest to eat them. The remains of the animals’ carcasses were left to rot and caused extremely bad smells. The smells traveled through the air, and the smell turned the atmosphere in general into a bad atmosphere that was difficult to live in. ...