Wisdom

The Tailor Lady suffered greatly from her mischievous children. They would race, play, climb the mountain, roll down the hill, jump from walls, and scatter water around them. They exhausted her greatly. One would say to her: “Mom, sew the pants for me.” Another would say: “Where are my socks?” The mother could no longer bear their mischief, so she ordered them to sleep. “Woe is me, I will lose my mind.” The Tailor Lady was not a successful woman in managing her household affairs. Spiders were nesting in it. She said: “How do I clean my house while taking care of mischievous children?” The Tailor Lady looked at the spiders and said: “Someday I will remove you all.” But the spiders said: “What if we told you that we will send her a girl to help her named Pearl the Weaver.” ...

Once there was a tree with a wide trunk and countless branches. It was located in the middle of dry land and was used as a place of shelter and rest for hundreds and thousands of travelers. Since it was near four cities and many villages, the tree’s location became an ideal meeting point for travelers. One day, two travelers arrived at the tree after walking for a long time. They were heading to one of the towns near the tree. Their travel day was hot and sunny, so they felt happy about the existence of this tree in this place so they could rest for some time. Then they fell asleep under the tree, enjoying the wonderful weather and the cool air. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in the old days, there was a great king of prestige and power named King Al-Nu’man, son of King Hassan. King Al-Nu’man was king of a great, rich country, filled with all kinds of blessings and colors. He had everything that came to mind and everything that didn’t come to mind. But he was neither happy nor at peace of mind. Why? Because he had heard of something strange that existed only in the Land of Wonders! ...

There was an elephant living in the forest who was extremely proud of his huge size. He usually caused problems for other animals and mocked them. One day, while he was walking in the forest, he saw a parrot sitting on a tree. The elephant said to him: “What is this? Didn’t you see me coming? I am the strongest animal in the forest. You must bow before me.” The parrot said to him: “Never, I can’t.” The elephant said to him: “You refuse, you fool? Then I will teach you to respect me.” The parrot refused to bow to the elephant. The elephant uprooted the entire tree and began shaking it, and the parrot couldn’t sit on it and flew away. The elephant said: “Go away. Did you see now what I can do?” Then he said: “You are all weak before me.” The arrogant elephant walked away and went to the river as usual to drink water. Beside the river, there was an ant living in a small ant hill. ...

There were four small seeds who enjoyed a good friendship with each other. Once, the winds stopped them, and they finally landed in the forest. They remained there hidden in the ground, hoping to be able to grow and become beautiful trees. But when the first seed began to germinate, everyone realized it wouldn’t be an easy task in that forest. A group of monkeys lived there, and the smallest monkeys armed themselves by throwing bananas at any plant they noticed had begun to grow. Using this game, the monkeys learned how to throw bananas, and it also kept the forest free of vegetation cover. ...

Once upon a time, there were three cows living together on a green farm near the forest. There was the white cow and the black cow, while the last one was reddish-brown. These cows loved each other. They would graze together on the farm, then sleep beside each other. One day, a reddish-brown lion went for a stroll outside the forest and became near the farm of the three cows. He was hungry, looking for prey to eat. When he saw those cows, he felt happy about finding prey, but he couldn’t attack any of them because they were constantly together. So the lion sat behind a rock patiently, waiting for the cows to separate from each other so he could catch one of them. ...

There was a poor man who lived with his wife. One day, the man and his wife found a beautiful goose. To their good fortune, when they took this goose, they found it laid eggs. But its eggs were completely different from the eggs of other birds, as it laid a golden egg every day. The couple was happy with this fortune, but they believed they would only become rich after a long time. ...

In ancient times, there lived a righteous and happy hunter. One day, he passed by an old woman during his journey. She asked him and said: “Welcome, welcome! You seem happy, but I am hungry and thirsty. Give me something to eat.” The hunter felt pity for her and gave her everything he had. The woman rejoiced, and when he was leaving, she stopped him and said: “Listen, my young friend. You are very good, so I will tell you a secret. You will see a large oak tree on your way, with three birds standing on it and a wishing cloak. Aim your arrow toward the middle, take the cloak, and also take a feather from the bird. This will make you obtain gold under your pillow every day.” ...

A large group of monkeys lived in one of the forests. They would spend all their time playing on tree branches. They would make flexible branches into swings, swinging on them with their hands and feet that were very similar to human hands and feet, were it not for the density of hair that covered them. The happy monkeys day and night: In the light of the reflected moon, they would swim in valleys and splash in the many waters of rivers in the forest. They would move from forest to forest in vast, wide skies. They would live in peace with giraffes, wild donkeys, turtles, and wild cows. They would escape to the tops of trees when they felt the danger of predatory tigers. ...

In a small village at the foot of a mountain lived Hamid, who worked as a shepherd for the villagers. Every morning, Hamid would take the sheep to the mountain to graze and play, then return them to the village in the evening. One day, Hamid felt bored and wanted to amuse himself by playing a prank on the villagers. He began to shout and cry out for help: “Help! Help me! There’s a wolf that wants to devour your sheep!” Naturally, the villagers rushed to rescue the sheep from the wolf, but when they reached the foot of the mountain, they discovered that Hamid was joking with them. They returned to the village annoyed by his heavy joke. ...