Moral-Tale

It is told that a man from wealthy businessmen who loved helping others and donating money to the needy fell ill one day due to his extreme laziness. His family, friends, and all who loved him were saddened. His extreme laziness caused an increase in the percentage of fat in his body, which made him move with great difficulty. Then it wasn’t long before his feet dried up, and he could no longer move them. He was forced to work from home and spent days and weeks without going out or moving. At first, he thought that by not moving like that, he would preserve his health, but the situation turned against him. ...

In the quiet, beautiful village overlooking a sweet river and many trees, the mother hen lived with Jamila, the daughter of the woodcutter. Her duties included caring for the animals in the barn and the birds too. The mother hen was brooding on her eggs. As she was accustomed and learned from the grandmother hen before her death, in order for the eggs to hatch and the chicks to come out, she must brood on them and warm them for a period of time, then wait for them to come out. ...

It is told that there was an arrogant boy named Mark. He always walked in the village with his hands in his pockets, his eyes looking down, and not talking to anyone. For this reason, the other boys avoided him, didn’t say anything to him, and didn’t play with him. When he disappeared from sight, they felt they breathed more freely. Therefore, the arrogant boy remained alone. He didn’t have any friends except a group of doors and windows, some stray dogs, green trees, and a flock of geese resting on the bank in front of his house. One day, the boy was walking on a road called Kuwif and Far. While he was walking, he met the tailor’s son named Samuel. ...

Charity has great merit, for God Almighty has commanded us with it when desiring to prevent harm, heal the sick, and open the paths for all good. It extinguishes the Lord’s anger. The Exalted Lord says in His Holy Book: If a dead person wants to return to life again and wants to do something that brings him closer to God, he will give charity. Do you know the greatness of this good habit? ...

Once upon a time in one of the lands, there was a king who loved painting and nature very much. Therefore, he wanted to place the most beautiful painting in depicting natural landscapes in his kingdom. The king summoned a group of painters who lived in the kingdom. Then one morning, he took them to the natural landscape that he loved and saw as the most beautiful. When the king arrived with the painters to the place he loved, he said: I have never seen that landscape in any painting inside the kingdom. Therefore, whoever can paint that landscape in its beautiful form will receive glory and fame as a skilled painter. ...

Once upon a time, there were two brothers who loved each other. They were always friends, accompanying each other in everything, and playing together all the time. But one day, they argued over one of their games, where both of them wanted the same game, and they disagreed over who would take it. From that day, the two brothers decided each to play alone. They had many toys, so they sat dividing those toys. However, they also disagreed over choosing the games, where they would choose the big games and leave the small ones, also arguing over who would take this game and who would take the other. ...

Once upon a time, there was a large kingdom known for an ancient prophecy speaking of a princess without a palace. The prophecy said she would be the most just and wise wherever she was. In the kingdom lived a noble family of kings who owned a palace of great beauty. Generations of that family lived inside it. After many years, a great earthquake occurred, causing a catastrophe for that royal family. The earthquake completely destroyed the palace. The king and queen also died in that painful incident, leaving only their two daughters, Nour and Sabina. ...

It is told that the wise Shuparnasiti sat with his disciple Chakradara and began recounting his usual stories. The topic of today’s story was about accepting advice and taking action when angry. He told him the story of the bird with two heads, saying: There was a large bird called Bharunda living on the shores of a lake. It had two heads and one body. Once, when the bird was wandering on the shores of that lake, it found some delicious fruit. One of its heads turned and said: Oh, how lucky I am. This must be a gift from the heavens to me. ...

One night, two angels decided to descend from heaven to bless some families and bestow upon them abundant gifts and wealth after testing them. The two kings disguised themselves as two little girls. Their clothes were tattered, and signs of extreme poverty and need appeared on them. The two disguised angels chose two houses. The first was located at the town’s entrance, a large house that looked like a luxurious palace with many floors and rooms. The two girls knocked on the door, and its owner opened for them. When they asked him to allow them to spend a night in his home to protect them from the cold and darkness of the night, he refused. ...

A farmer had a large garden that he cared for completely. He strove to arrange, organize, irrigate, and fertilize it. It bore much fruit, and he profited greatly from it. The man knew that his three sons hated agriculture and despised the cultivation of orchards. Their goal was to learn something else to get rich quickly. When the father grew old and felt the end of his life approaching, he called his three sons and said to them: My dear sons, I have left you a large fortune of gold. I placed it in a large pot and hid it in the garden’s land. After my death, dig the earth and search for this fortune if you desire it. The three sons tried to make their father tell them the place where he had put this gold fortune or even show them the direction where it was hidden, but he didn’t answer their request. ...