Obedience

Once upon a time in ancient days, there was a very naughty ant who never listened. There was a beautiful queen who had taken the ant to live with her in her large, wonderful kingdom. But the ant wouldn’t listen to the queen’s instructions and often disobeyed her orders. One day, the queen asked the naughty ant to return to the kingdom early and not delay in coming back. But the naughty ant didn’t listen to the queen’s words and didn’t care about her orders or what she requested. She began wandering around, playing, and frolicking here and there, happy and very joyful about it. Time passed by and she wasn’t concerned about anything. She kept being stubborn and obstinate like this until evening came and darkness fell everywhere around the ant. ...

It is told that there was a small cat named Katakoto. He lived in a small house with his mother and his family. One day, after the family gathered around the dining table, and after they had their favorite meal, Katakoto the cat went to the water tap to wash his hands. So Katakoto the cat opened the water tap, washed his hands and face, then closed the water tap without tightening it. Katakoto the cat looked at the water tap, and a few drops of water had dripped from it, drop by drop. Katakoto the cat didn’t close the water tap well, then said to himself: What do simple water drops do? Nothing. I won’t close the tap. ...

In a beautiful town in northern England lived a small family. The father worked as a simple engineer, while the mother worked in one of the hospitals. They had a small son named Marc. Marc played continuously and didn’t want to rest. He was always causing trouble for his parents because both the father and the mother worked. Marc didn’t listen to his father’s advice. On the contrary, he played with words and troubles. This affected his father’s work until the father suffered greatly from Marc’s mischief. What annoyed the father most about Marc was that he didn’t wear his clothes completely, but was always late. ...

There was a group of monkeys living in the forest, loving each other, playing, and enjoying happiness. Among them was a small monkey named Maimoun. Maimoun was very skilled at climbing high trees. He would jump from tree to another with great speed. His monkey friends would praise him for his skill and lightness. Maimoun the monkey was very happy with their love for him. One day, the monkeys sat talking as usual, and suddenly the hoopoe came and landed on the tree branch next to the monkey Maimoun. They all welcomed him, looked at him with curiosity appearing, as he told them about the wonders he had seen. He described to them a large place surrounded by high walls where animals lived, and humans served them, fed them, and guarded them. ...

There was a small village where a righteous man lived. One day, the righteous man had to visit another village to perform some work. He prepared to go. His mother said to him: Why do you travel alone? Take someone with you. The righteous man said: I know I must travel through the forest, but there’s nothing we fear. There are no wild animals or thieves in the forest. His mother said: But it’s better to take someone with you. The righteous man said: Don’t worry, Mom, and don’t fear. Listen, Mom. I will go alone and return tomorrow evening when I finish my work. After that, the mother went to a pond in the house courtyard and took out a turtle from that pond. She said to her son: I don’t agree with your going alone. Therefore, take this turtle with you. The righteous man took the turtle from his mother. ...

In the evening, Bomboola the owl woke up, ate dinner, and prepared to go to school. She put on her mother’s high-heeled shoe and started playing with it inside the house! Bomboola and the shoe: Bomboola the owl said to herself: How beautiful I am wearing it. I look big. Her mother entered her room and asked her, saying: Bomboola, will you go to school with this shoe? This behavior is not appropriate! ...

Once upon a time, there was a fox named Roxy who owned a small piece of land. He was constantly thinking: What should I plant it with? What should I plant it with? When he finished cleaning the land of all weeds, he said: I will plant it with watermelons. After Roxy planted the land, he was constantly looking at the beautiful green farm, thinking of the big red watermelons, saying: Oh my God, I will eat the sweetest watermelon in the world. ...

There were four little rabbits: Flopsy Rabbit, Mopsy Rabbit, Cottontail Rabbit, and Peter Rabbit. The four rabbits lived with their mother under the tree in happiness and joy. One day, the mother gathered with her four children and told them that she would go to the market to bring them food and drink. She warned them against playing in Uncle George’s garden, because he might harm them as he had done with their father before. The mother took the basket and went to the market, leaving the four rabbits at home. Peter Rabbit suggested to his brothers that they go out to play in Uncle George’s garden and enjoy their day. ...

There was a small girl who was stubborn and disobedient, and she was always unhappy. One day she went to her mother and father and told them that she had heard about the old witch, and the girl decided to go to see her. The girl said that people say the witch is amazing and has many wonderful strange things in her house, and she feels extreme curiosity to see these things. ...