The Deer and the Hunter

In one of the forests where animals live in complete peace, the deer and the rabbit were close friends. While the deer was enjoying drinking water from the river, suddenly the rabbit jumped beside the deer, trying to hide, and kept shouting: This is scary, this is scary. The deer turned to him and asked: What is wrong with you, oh rabbit? You seem afraid. The rabbit said: Did you not hear the sound of gunfire? It is the hunter, he is close to here. ...

The Snake in the Prince Belly

There was a king named Devashakti who was very frustrated with his son, who seemed very weak, and every day he seemed weaker and weaker. Doctors came to him from distant places from all over the country, and they insisted that he could not be cured because there is a snake inside his stomach, which is what makes him in this condition. They tried all types of treatments, but in vain and without benefit. ...

Your Reward Is Nothing

The events of the story take place in a small town, in ancient times, when a passerby helped Juha carry firewood in exchange for giving him (your reward is nothing) for the service he provided to him. Afterward, they appealed to the judge of the town, who insisted that Juha give the man what he had promised him. Juha used his usual intelligence and cleverness to get out of that problem with extreme simplicity. ...

The Forest Court

It is told that one day there lived a rabbit in the forest. While he was playing in the forest, he felt hungry. The rabbit ran and kept jumping here and there among the forest trees, searching for food. He saw a lone apple at the top of an apple tree. The rabbit rejoiced and tried to catch it. The apple was high for the rabbit, and he could not reach it. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a crow on a nearby tree. The rabbit called out: Oh crow, can you help me pick this apple? Indeed, the crow flew until he reached the tree and began pecking at the apple with his beak until it fell to the ground and began rolling. The rabbit jumped behind the apple and kept chasing it until it fell on the back of a hedgehog that was playing in the forest. ...

The Story of the Princess and the Frog

In the garden of the king’s palace, there was a beautiful princess with lovely features, playing with her golden ball near the small lake. The ball was a gift from her mother the queen before she died. After hours of playing and having fun, the ball fell into the small lake. The princess was extremely sad about this and began to cry. A small frog heard the sound of her crying. He was ugly in face, strange in smell, and was at the bottom of the lake located in the middle of the garden. He asked her about the secret of her severe sadness. She told him about her golden ball and how it fell from her while playing. ...

An Octopus in Trouble

One day, there was an octopus who was always quiet and shy. Despite that, he always wanted to have many, many friends. One time, while he was fishing, he was trying to catch a type of shellfish known to be very slippery. But before he realized it, he had tied himself in a huge knot. He felt paralyzed in movement and could not move. Despite the great embarrassment he felt from this knot wrapped around him, he went out to ask for help from the fish near him. ...

The Holiday with Walid

Karim was very eager to start the vacation, and his mother kept repeating that there would be a surprise during the vacation. Karim was very enthusiastic to know what this surprise was. After the exams ended and the summer season began, Karim felt that he was free like a small bird. He took his drawing book and got ready to draw and color in it. He was planning to play ball and watch television. Karim decided to do whatever he pleased during the vacation days. ...

The Fox and the Stork

Children love short stories, even folktales, as they are a means of pleasure and entertainment for the child. In addition, they enrich the child’s culture and convey to them lessons and wisdom of life, and even help guide children’s behavior and refine their morals. When fathers and mothers gather with their children to tell the events of the story, children are filled with feelings of belonging and love for the family, and it increases the bond between them, and also increases the depth of the relationship between parents and their children. ...