Teaching

On one of the beautiful, bright days, after the rays of the sun had cast their light on the dove’s face, the dove turned to talk to her husband and informed him that she desired to travel from this place where they had built their nest. For years past, they had not left that village where they lived, and they had seen nothing but its animals and farmers and their houses. They would build their nest every year over the palm tree located in the same village, and the place never changed. ...

Inside the beautiful stable, the mother duck, Butta, was lying and incubating eggs she had laid. She gathered them all and sat over them to warm them with her body and beautiful feathers until they hatched and the small ducks appeared. She was awaiting this day with extreme longing until the eggs hatched and she saw her little ones whom she had surrounded with care and attention, providing sufficient warmth for them even as embryos inside the eggshells. ...

Little Mazen is a child in the tenth year of his age. He moved with his small family to a new house near his father’s work so that he would not feel exhausted from driving for a long time. The good father was able to find a beautiful house, and for Mazen there was a special room in it, which he was very happy with, especially the upper room. In Mazen’s view, it abounded with many precious things. He was always fond of everything antique, and in the upper room, he found many jugs, wooden and ivory artifacts, and also brass ones. ...

In one of the large companies that announced a job opening for a manager position, a young man named Karl applied for work. This young man was able to pass all the written exams successfully and also the group interview that was held for all applicants. He began preparing for the final interview with the company director. When the young man entered to interview the company director, the director welcomed him and said to him: Please sit, Master Karl. Then the director began looking at his resume and examining it carefully. It was truly good, for the director saw that the young man had done excellent work throughout his academic life. The director began looking at him with interest and asking him: Did you receive any scholarship at your school or college? ...

In a beautiful town in Bihar state in India, there lived a very rich man named Galib. He possessed a lot of wonderful wealth that God had granted him, so he lived in luxury and richness like no other. Galib used to always boast of his wealth and what he possessed in front of his friends and relatives. He often spoke arrogantly and proudly to everyone. His son Komal was studying at that time in a place far from Bihar state. During the mid-year holiday vacation, Komal returned to his home to spend the holiday with his family. The rich father wanted his son to know the size of his wealth and make him realize that their life is the pinnacle of luxury and comfort, unlike the poor who always suffer. ...

God Almighty has blessed us with a clean environment so that we may live in its pure air, inhale the fragrance of its flowers, and listen to the chirping of its birds. But in order for us to enjoy it throughout our lives, we must preserve it from pollution so that its flowers do not die and its birds do not migrate, and we do not find in it what makes us happy. ...

The large squid and his small son lived in the depths of the sea in safety and peace. They moved freely among the coral reefs. The large squid knew his way among them, and his son followed him. If the large squid sensed danger, he opened his mouth and released ink in the water, so the seawater became black in color. The large squid succeeded in escaping from enemies, leaving them searching for him in the dark spot in vain. ...

It is told that in one of the times, there was a simple peasant man whom God Almighty had blessed with the talent of understanding the language of animals. This simple, intelligent peasant named Hamdan was about to buy a donkey to help him in work and fulfill his needs. Hamdan remembered while going to the market to buy one that his neighbor was selling a donkey. He went to him to buy it. Indeed, the generous neighbor welcomed him and sold it to him at a price that pleases God without being unjust to his right. ...

Shams Rawi, or Red James, woke up one night to a great noise coming from the kitchen. He crept quietly and stuck his head through the door. He saw six old women gathered around the stove fire, joking and laughing. He saw his elderly housekeeper, Midj, distributing cups of drink with the help of her sister, Krunz, and she was in extreme joy and cheerfulness! The Housekeeper and Her Witch Companions: He was surprised by his servant’s boldness in inviting those elderly women, especially after she left beside his bed hot milky drink mixed with alcohol as a treatment for the cold attack he had suffered from, which he drank before falling asleep. It seemed she had pinned her hopes on the effect of that drink in making her master a forgiving, mute, deaf person about the noise of her witch companions and their fun, thinking he would soon teach them a lesson in manners with the end of the broom, which he wanted to do, but he controlled his nerves with difficulty. ...

Long ago, there was a beautiful city called the City of Justice. The reason for its name was that its ruler was a king characterized by justice and was keen on equality among all his people. One day, one of his ministers went to him, sat with him, and began talking to him about the way he could spread love and equality among people. Here, the minister suggested that the king hang a huge bell in the city, through which the people could pull the rope and ring the bell, so the ruler would know that one of his subjects had been subjected to injustice. He would send someone to help the oppressed recover his rights and remove the injustice he had been subjected to. ...