Sulaiman and Lying

Once upon a time, there was an old man named Grandfather Salim. That grandfather was accustomed to reading the daily newspaper every day without missing a day without reading. One day, Grandfather Salim was searching for his glasses to read the newspaper as his habit. Grandfather Salim didn’t find his glasses despite searching a lot for them, as he couldn’t read without glasses. After a little while, a little girl named Salma came and said to her grandfather with a smile, “Did you find your glasses, oh grandfather? I know their place.” The grandfather asked her about their place, and she told him that her brother Murwan had taken them, hidden them, and told her that she had seen him himself and placed them under his mattress. ...

Pinocchio

One day there was an old carpenter named Geppetto. The old man worked in making wooden dolls, and because he was alone, he considered those dolls his family. He made a wooden doll and considered it his son, naming him Pinocchio. Geppetto cared for Pinocchio and wished from all his heart that he would become a real child. One day, Geppetto went to sleep and left the doll Pinocchio in the bed designated for it. When he woke up in the morning, he found Pinocchio moving as if he were a real child. Geppetto rejoiced greatly because God had answered his prayer. He began teaching Pinocchio everything, and he saw that Pinocchio must go to school to learn like other children. ...