A Hardworking Girl and a Lazy Girl

A man lived with his wife in a house in a distant village. Each had a daughter from a previous marriage. The wife loved her daughter and would bring her new clothes and never ask her to do anything. So she became very lazy, spending her day just admiring herself. As for the wife’s husband’s daughter, the wife treated her with great harshness. The daughter would do everything in the house and never complain. She would do the same work many times without anyone watching her, and she felt compassion for her, but he was powerless to do anything. He became weak and sick, and said to his beloved daughter: My dear, I am sorry. I don’t have anything. The daughter said: No, father. Don’t be sorry. You loved me and raised me. Come now so I can raise you. I will work and earn money. It is a difficult time truly, but I will do it. ...

The Rose Thorns

The father was working in the garden, and the cat Maw was playing with his mother with a ball. His mother said to him: Hurry up, my beloved Maw. I threw the ball for you. Maw threw the ball far away, so his mother applauded him and said to him: Good, Maw. Now you have done it and scored. Now I will go in to prepare the lunch meal, and I will call your friend Arnub to play with you. Maw said to her: No, mother. I will go to help my father. ...

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 Autumn Season

It is autumn, and tree leaves are falling. Qatqat the cat said to his mother: I will go out to the garden. His mother said to him: Good, my beloved Qatqat, but beware of the cold. Qatqat the cat answered: I will keep walking warm. The change of nature due to the autumn season: Qatqat the cat went out, and on the way, he said to himself: Oh, how cold it is! Then he continued walking in the garden. Qatqat noticed that everything looked different. The tree leaves were no longer green; there were brown, yellow, and red colors, as if a new color had come to them. ...

The Magic Cow

In ancient times, two farmers named Jack and Harry lived in a small village. They owned two large farms and many cows, but they never worked. They would hire other farmers to work in the two farms. They lived in two large houses and wore the most expensive clothes. Despite this, they weren’t happy. One said to the other: I will hire more farmers to increase my wealth. The other said: Agreed, until we buy silk clothes. ...

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 Natural Garden

There was a king living in a large palace with wonderful gardens. In those gardens lived thousands of creatures of hundreds of different species of animals and birds. There was great diversity in the gardens, turning that place into a kind of paradise that everyone could enjoy. But there was only one thing in those gardens that the king hated. Near the middle was the remains of a massive tree from centuries ago, but now it had withered and dried, and it had detracted from the color and beauty of its surroundings. This annoyed the king to the extent that finally he ordered it to be cut down and replaced with a beautiful series of fountains. Later, a wise nobleman was visiting the king in his palace and whispered in the king’s ear: Oh your majesty, you are the wisest of men everywhere. ...

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 Water Seller Muhammad and the King

There was a water seller named Muhammad who sold water to people while wandering with his jar in the markets. Everyone loved him for his good character and cleanliness. One day, the king heard about this water seller and said to his minister: Go and bring me Muhammad the water seller. The minister went to search for him in the markets until he found him and brought him to the king. The king said to Muhammad: From today onward, you have no work outside this palace. You will work here in my palace, serving water to my guests and sitting beside me telling me people’s amusing stories. ...

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. ...