Legend

One day in the land of Persia, a beggar went to the banks of a river, and suddenly the river receded, leaving behind silt. The beggar started searching in it for fish that the river might have left, but he found something more valuable. He found a large sapphire. The beggar rushed to his friend who worked in the royal Shah’s kitchen and showed him the sapphire. He said to him, “Where did you find it?” The beggar said, “On the shore.” Then he said, “My friend, you helped me a lot, but can you give me free food again? How many meals can I buy with this stone?” He said to him, “It’s a sapphire, you fool, and it could change your life. Take it to the Shah immediately.” ...

It is told that in ancient times, in the old days, there was a great king of prestige and power named King Al-Nu’man, son of King Hassan. King Al-Nu’man was king of a great, rich country, filled with all kinds of blessings and colors. He had everything that came to mind and everything that didn’t come to mind. But he was neither happy nor at peace of mind. Why? Because he had heard of something strange that existed only in the Land of Wonders! ...

It is told that in the distant, very distant past, the Sun lived on Earth, just as the Sea lives on it. The Sun was used to visiting him from time to time, perhaps staying with him for a long time, exchanging enjoyable conversation with him, and conveying the news of this universe that was still a small infant. The conversation between the Sun and the Sea: One day, the Sun noticed a matter that she confided to her friend the Sea. She said to the Sea: I have repeated my visit to you! The Sea answered: It’s generosity from you without doubt! She said: But you never returned the visit to me! The Sea answered: My circumstances prevent me from that, unfortunately! She said to him: What are these circumstances that stand between you and performing the duty?! ...

Two men set off walking on their feet, but with the intensity of the heat they were in need of water, and they did not have with them except one camel owned by one of them, and the other did not have anything he owned. The two friends walked searching for any source of water, until they found a well, but without a bucket that could enable them to carry water. The owner of the camel volunteered to go down to the bottom of the well to carry water and ascend, with the help of his friend, so the friend agreed. ...

Among those wonderful tales of the Night after a Thousand, there is mention of the phoenix bird, or the Phoenix, named after the land of Phoenicia from which the legend originated. Some say its naming refers to a specific type of Greek palm tree. The bird was called the Phoenix because of its long neck. It is an imaginary bird mentioned in the stories of ancient myths belonging to ancient Eastern civilizations. ...

The narrative heritage is that memory of living events, that story that carried the horrors of its events and passed it down by generations to remain rooted in minds with its lessons and reminders, and sometimes terror. What is served by its listener, whether child or adult, is that perhaps one of the famous stories that the brothers narrate to their children in the Arab countries is the story of Mother of Boys. ...

One day, an Egyptian sailing ship sailed on a journey to Sinai Peninsula. There were some sailors on it who wanted to explore Sinai’s mines and what minerals they contained. There were many mines in this island with precious minerals. When the ship was on its way, a severe storm struck it, sinking it and drowning the sailors. Only one man survived, who was able to sail until he reached an island called the Magic Island. ...

Long ago, Indian legends say that the god Krishna once descended to the earth. He loved playing the flute, and would stroll in the forest and play the flute tunes to all the animals that were passionate about this beautiful playing. One day, Krishna fell into sleep after becoming tired from playing the flute and strolling, and he didn’t know that a little boy was also listening with passion to the playing. When the boy saw that Krishna had fallen into sleep, he sneaked close to him, picked up the flute, and placed it on his mouth, trying to play on it whatever tune he could. All he managed to do was only produce sharp sounds that disturbed Krishna and made him wake from sleep. ...

Once there was a king called Midas. He owned a very large amount of gold, to the point people called him the man who owned the largest amount of gold in the whole world. Despite being very rich, he kept collecting and gathering money. His biggest dream was for his daughter Zoe to become the richest girl in the world. Zoe was a beautiful, gentle, simple, and elegant girl. She was different from her father in everything, as all her dreams were a beautiful garden decorated with flowers and a quiet place to live in. One day, King Midas was sitting in the residence where he placed the gold. Suddenly, a man wearing white clothes came out to him named Silenus. He was the god of wealth who approached King Midas carefully, then said: Your Majesty, I can give you more gold than you own. ...

In the famous era of King Arthur, there lived in the land of England, specifically in Cornwall county, an active farmer who had only a son named Jack. Jack was a brave boy who loved hearing stories about giants and fairies, and chasing villains. He enjoyed reading about them, and his favorite time was what he spent with his mother as she told him stories of chivalry and courage, and his father recounted the great deeds of brave knights like King Arthur. ...