Greed

There lived in the lands of India a rich man who owned a lot of money. This man was known for good, kind, and generous character. Many of the town’s people frequented his house every day, and he would host them well and present them with whatever food and drink he had. One day, this rich man suffered a great loss in his trade and lost his money, becoming poor without money. People stopped visiting him, and even his friends did not cooperate with him in his crisis. He was struck with severe sadness and regretted his generosity toward them throughout all the past years. ...

The heat and drought intensified in the beautiful forest, and all the animals became thin and weak, as the trees dried up, the river water dried up, the tree leaves fell, and they did not produce their fruits, so the animals were about to die from severe hunger and thirst. The tiger decided to abandon that forest and go to search for another forest where its fruits would blossom and be filled with food and drink so that he could survive. Indeed, the tiger migrated from the forest to a neighboring forest, and there the tiger met the fox. The tiger told the fox that he had moved from the forest where he had lived for many years because it had dried up and no longer had food or drink. The fox welcomed him to his forest, but told him that he must commit to a covenant they would make together so that he could live with him in happiness and peace in the forest. ...

The events of the story take place in one of the Arab countries, about Goha, the famous character known for his intelligence and wit. When one of the village’s goats invited him to a dinner feast, and this goat was known for his severe miserliness. All the invitees were amazed by the heavy dinner that he had prepared for them. But when Goha arrived, the goat stood up to prevent the guests from eating food. Goha discovered his trick with his intelligence. ...

This dog lived on one of the farms, and he was a greedy dog, as he wanted to keep everything for himself. One day, while he was taking his afternoon nap under a tree, he heard a sound and wondered: “What is this sound?” He got up and saw from afar a cart coming carrying a lot of meat. His mouth watered, and he hastened to catch up with the cart, hoping to get a piece of meat. ...

In one of the countries overlooking the river, there was a beautiful farm with a spacious house where a gluttonous woman lived, who loved food very much, especially chicken eggs. She would go out every day from the house to the farm where she raised chickens to get delicious eggs, and she would thank the chickens for these eggs. The gluttonous woman would enjoy eating the chicken eggs and have them for breakfast. One morning, the gluttonous woman went out to collect eggs from the farm. The gluttonous woman collected the eggs as usual, and the woman would enjoy eating the eggs in different ways every morning, sometimes fried and sometimes boiled. ...

There was a peasant named Jaber who lived in a village. He had a small plot of land. On a hot day, the peasant Jaber was digging in the ground when suddenly his pick struck something. The peasant decided to continue digging, then he found a large pot inside the ground. The large pot was rich because it would provide the peasant with food for a hundred people. The peasant thought the pot wouldn’t be of any use to him, so he decided to dig deeper, hoping he would find something else. The peasant continued digging. ...

There was a dog who loved to hear stories, and he was always listening from his master because he would learn the lesson, and he would never go to the gluttony forever, but dogs didn’t see the dog learning this and they would go to the gluttony anew. One day, the dog was hungry for the gluttony, so he decided to go look for something to eat for him, outside the dog’s house was a bridge. He thought the dog would cross the bridge and look for food on the other bank of the river. The dog thought that food on the other bank would be better. So the dog crossed the bridge shakily and started to search around for food, then he found a skull on the ground. ...

There was a dog who loved to hear stories, and he was always listening from his master because he would learn the lesson, and he would never go to the gluttony forever, but dogs didn’t see the dog learning this and they would go to the gluttony anew. One day, the dog was hungry for the gluttony, so he decided to go look for something to eat for him, outside the dog’s house was a bridge. He thought the dog would cross the bridge and look for food on the other bank of the river. The dog thought that food on the other bank would be better. So the dog crossed the bridge shakily and started to search around for food, then he found a skull on the ground. ...

There was a farmer who did many hard works in his farm, but despite that, he did not have enough to buy food. One day, he went out to plow his farm. He was thinking about a way to increase his income, so that he would have enough money for himself and his wife to buy food. While walking, he met an old woman who told him to walk ahead toward a distant tree, and told him that she had cut it and it was now split. The farmer was surprised by the old woman’s words and thought to himself, then decided to go to look at that tree. ...

There was a woman who lived in a house surrounded by a beautiful farm. This woman was very stingy, and she had a poor servant who worked for her. She entrusted him with all the housework: preparing food, cleaning the house, and washing clothes. She even made him supervise the farm and care for the many sheep she owned. Despite the many years of work, this stingy woman never increased his salary; instead, she would decrease it month after month in order to save money. ...