The Proverb: Tomorrow is Close for Those Who Wait

It is said that the first person who spoke this proverb was an Arab man named Jaber bin Adei who told it to his son Adei when he went out hunting. He mounted his horse and rode far into the desert until his horse stumbled and threw him, causing him great injury. He sought someone to treat him and found a man of a gentle nature named Jaber with his wife. ...

The Green Door

The story of The Green Door is a children’s story written by American author Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, published in 1910. The story has been adapted into children’s stories, and the moral of this story is teaching children contentment and satisfaction. The Green Door Once there was a girl named Leticia. The girl lived in the same house where her grandmother and great-grandmother had lived before they died. Her parents died when she was very small, so she had come to this house to live with her aunt Peggy. ...

The Princess and the Pea

About the Story of the Princess and the Pea The story of the Princess and the Pea is considered one of the shortest stories or tales written by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a fantasy story for children. Some wanted to remove this fantasy story because it reflects some things related to the nineteenth century - things with sensitivity toward girls and women of the aristocratic classes - but the story has a deeper meaning than what the eye sees superficially. The Princess and the Pea is among the exciting stories and can create an atmosphere of questions, including simple questions like: Who do you belong to and how will I know this? One way of looking at fantasy stories is in how each character can be seen as a part of the hidden self. ...

A Short Story for Children

For a long time, in a very watery kingdom lived a very beautiful princess. She had red hair that was long, and she loved roses to the extent that all the birds called her Princess Rose. Every evening after the sunset, Princess Rose would go out to her balcony and clap her hands, and a golden bird would descend from afar and land on her shoulder. Immediately the princess would start feeling excited and her face would shine with a bright red glow. ...

Bedtime Stories for Children

Midas and the Golden Touch This ancient story tells that in Greece there was a king named Midas, who was a greedy and angry man. He loved gold more than anything in life. One time, he did a good deed for someone, and an angel appeared before him, saying he would give him whatever he wished if he did a good deed. Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold the moment he touched it. God granted his wish. Midas was very happy and started touching everything randomly, and everything he touched turned to gold. ...

Stories About Learning Virtues for Children

The Tortoise and the Hare This story revolves around a small hare who was known for moving very quickly. There was also a tortoise who was known for moving very slowly. At the beginning of the story, the hare, who had won many races, decided to have a running race with the tortoise. The hare simply wanted to prove to everyone that he was the best and satisfy his pride. The tortoise agreed, and the race began. ...

The Lying Monkey and the Fire

There was once a monkey, a poor one, in the forest, who liked to play a lot, so one time, in the night of a big fire, in the forest, so that monkey was broken in a way, not ordinary, and he liked to play, and to do the playing with the animals in the forest. His mother was afraid of what he was doing and told him that the play of the continuous might change to fear, so he is wrong and affects those around him, except that the monkey did not listen to the speech of his mother, and he played every day with the animals and annoyed all the people, and one time of the days, that monkey was playing the house of the animals and was walking a lot from the village, and he had left without his mother knowing. ...

Stories and Lessons on Betrayal Part 1

Once upon a time, there was a large forest containing homes designated for animals. Those homes were close to each other, so each would visit the others. If one of them was absent, they would all ask about them. One day, the monkey and his neighbor the gazelle met. The monkey said, “Peace be upon you, my neighbor. How are you? Many days have passed and we haven’t seen you.” ...

Kings for Children

Once upon a time, in ancient days, there was a great city ruled by a great king. But the people of that city would only grant kingship to any king for one year. After the king’s reign ended, the people of that great city would send the king to a very distant island. The purpose was for him to live there for the remainder of his life, until they could nominate another king of their choosing. ...

Be Honest

Once upon a time, oh fortunate one, there was a child named Ahmed who had a brother named Omar. The brothers always loved playing football with the ball their father had bought for them. The boys only enjoyed playing with the ball inside the house they lived in. The mother had warned them repeatedly to play football outside, in the spacious garden of the house, but the two children refused to listen to their mother. ...