The Story of the Ugly Duckling

In ancient times, there was a large farm called the duck farm. It was full of birds and geese, but the duck goose was sad and not beautiful because there wasn’t a small duck to embrace it and eat them and look after its weakness. It wished to give birth to a small duck and small geese and lay a small goose and emerge. So she looked to the sky and prayed to God Almighty, saying, “O Lord, grant me a small goose.” And because of its great begging, God Almighty granted it a small goose. It came out a day while it was on the road, found a large goose, was very happy and praised God Almighty for responding to its request and that God had granted it a goose as a reward for His grace. It went to its home with the goose while it was in a state of happiness, and all the geese and birds came to enjoy it and laughed greatly for it. ...

The Traces of the Cat’s Paws

It is told that one day the mother was cooking in the kitchen and calling her children to eat, but suddenly she heard knocking on the door. The mother stood up and called for the person at the door, then placed the food on the table and went to open the door. But the hungry child who was called jumped up and came out of the opening and ran to the old cat in the alley who had missed her scent a lot, so she went staggering toward the opening door, looking right and left but didn’t find anyone. ...

The Story of the Arrogant Donkey

Have you heard about the arrogant donkey? The animals and birds lived with some of them in a large farm. All the animals loved their owner, the good farmer, because he cared for them a lot, treated them well—especially the strong donkey who helped him in his work in the field and in carrying loads and things without trouble or exhaustion. The farmer would present food to the donkey morning and evening—especially the sweet barley that the donkey loved a lot. ...

The Golden Plate Story

One day, in a place called Sari, came a merchant selling vessels and ornaments. A beautiful girl passed with her mother, and their poverty was similar. They wondered how to sell it in the same village and profit from it—if someone saw it, they would hide from me and when they sold it, they would hide from it. So they said to the boat owner, “Can you lend us your boat? We have an idea. Why don’t you transport the goods by half? You sell your goods in half and you in the other half. When you finish from your place, you two can share the profits.” They replied to him that it was a wonderful idea. Thus, the two men began and set off on their way. ...

The Story of the Magic Bracelet

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Rasha. Her hair was always messy, and she wore torn clothes and worn-out shoes. She lived in an old house with her parents. They often went to sleep hungry. Despite that, she never complained. She was characterized by striving to improve her life and her family’s life. Sometimes Rasha would share food with her favorite friend Jad, whose family was also poor. He would do the same as her when food was available to him. ...

Be Well-Mannered

One day, the birds decided to go on a picnic. The sparrow said: I will bring all the vegetables. The canary said: I will do the cooking. The dove said: I will do the sweeping. But who will bring the cooking utensils? The crow said: Don’t worry about this at all. I will bring what we need. He went first to the potter and said to him: Oh potter, give me a pot and a bowl. The potter said to him: I have lost my temper. Go away from here, or I will hit you with a stone. ...

The Generous Rabbit

It is told that in ancient times, in days of old, a rabbit family lived in a small house in happiness and safety. The rabbits’ house in summer: In the summer season, a severe drought struck the place. All the grasses dried up and withered. The family suffered severe hunger and found nothing to eat. The father rabbit searching for food for the family: The father was forced to walk far, searching for food for his family. He went out carrying an old bag to collect whatever food he encountered in the forest. ...

The Qatat Brothers

It is told that there were five Qatat brothers, living happily near one of the gardens. Among the Qatat brothers was one cat with white fur, while the color of the other cats’ fur was black. The white cat’s sadness and thinking of a solution to the problem: One day, the white cat felt that his brothers didn’t care about him and didn’t play with him. The white cat was very sad and sat alone, thinking of changing his color to resemble his brothers so they would play with him. The white cat said to himself: There is no doubt that my white fur is what keeps my brothers away from me. I must find a solution to this problem. ...

The Wonderful Mirror

Once there was a rich and intelligent boy who actually had everything a boy could want. Therefore, he was only interested in rare and curious things. An extremely old but wonderful mirror caught his attention, and he convinced his parents to buy it from a mysterious old man. When the mirror arrived at the house, the boy went to see his thinking in it and his form when looking at it. Unfortunately, his face appeared very sad in it. He tried to smile and make funny faces, but his thinking continued with his sad expression. ...

Piano King of the Forest

One day, while the teacher Thalou was enjoying his morning meal and reading newspapers, his phone rang. He looked to see who was calling at this early hour. He answered happily. The caller said happily: Hello, Teacher Thalou. I am King Sabaa. He said: Welcome, my lord. How are you today? He replied: I have a big problem. Teacher Thalou asked: What is that? I have a piano. I tried to fix it myself, but its voice became strange. Have you come to examine it? ...