Wisdom

The last days of the winter season, and grandfather had received an invitation to attend a meal at one of his uncle’s houses, who was older in age. The weather was cold, and there was a beautiful cat, as well as a bird searching for food, and many poor people. After walking around the house and the cat in the beautiful yards, grandfather went with the other children to the garden where the family had moved there. While the adults were talking, the old cat ran, and the children followed him laughing, running, and playing. ...

Uncle Jamil owned a beautiful, green orchard where birds sang, played among the branches, and bees flew among the flowers. A spring ran through the orchard, watering the almond, apple, peach, fig, and olive trees. There was a small tree named Ruman. Ruman was a small, pampered tree in the orchard. The wind played with its luscious branches, and the sweet spring waters watered its roots. With the arrival of the spring season, Ruman wore a green robe, but it did not bear flowers or fruit like the other trees because it was still small. ...

I wonder… what is the secret of Shadi’s fatigue? The world is free… and he is thirsty! Only water quenches thirst, and every drink contains water. There is a secret that Shirin does not know: all the food in front of her contains water, even bread, chicken, apples, and lettuce! Water and Plants: But Mama knows well that we always use water in cooking! And water is the secret of plant life! Without water, trees will not grow… neither the banana tree nor the mango tree, and we will not find strawberries! ...

The swindler or fraudster is usually characterized by intense intelligence and cunning to achieve his goal and deceive his victims. In our story, we tell about an extremely cunning swindler who, through deception and trickery, was able to deceive everyone and exploit human greed to dominate the place and control all the villagers. This swindler had a donkey whose mouth he stuffed with some gold coins. He took it to the market. When the donkey brayed in the market, the gold coins fell from its mouth. Everyone in the market gathered and asked this swindler man about the secret of what was happening. He answered them that this donkey had a story; it was an enchanted donkey. When it brayed, gold coins would always fall from its mouth. ...

In one of the beautiful cities located north of Holland, a daughter named Lucy complained to her father that her life was extremely miserable and she did not know how to change the shape of her life. Lucy said, “I am tired of fighting and struggling all the time. As soon as I solve one problem, another follows immediately.” Her father, who worked as the head of cooks in one of the restaurants, took her inside the kitchen. There, he filled three pots with water and placed each on high fire. The three pots began to boil together at the same time. The father put potatoes in the first pot, an egg in the second pot, and ground coffee in the third pot. ...

One day, I felt pain in my eyes and began searching for my belongings but did not find them. I ran to my mother and father and complained to them my troubles. They quickly reassured me. My mother said, “Basil, my dear, do not fear. The matter is simple.” Basil said, “Simple? How? I do not see well.” The mother said, “I and your father will take you to an eye doctor.” Basil asked, “Why? Am I sick?” The father said, “No, my son, you are not sick, but you must go to a doctor to examine your eyes.” ...

In one of the green farms lived a donkey and a dog with a group of other animals. Each of them had his work and function inside the farm. The Journey Path: The farmer would go out every morning, carrying milk to sell on a cart. The donkey would pull the cart to the city. The distance between the farm and the city was long. Additionally, it required a long time from him. ...

One of the kings had an intelligent son named Sa’id. The king’s happiest moments were those when he sat with his son and told him about the heroism of his soldiers and his courage. The prince would spend hours listening to his father. He would be very annoyed if anyone interrupted these pleasant sessions with his father the king. But the king’s burdens were many, so he had to meet his soldiers and officers to ensure the kingdom’s affairs were in order. The king always advised his son and said to him, “You must have friends, O Sa’id.” Sa’id asked him one day, “How do I choose my true friend, Father?” His father said to him, “You must test the one you befriend to be sure of his love and sincerity toward you. There is a funny test you can do. ...

Our Arab folk heritage abounds with many grandmothers’ stories that they used to tell us when we were small children. Among those folk stories is the story of the Locust and the Bird from our brotherly Tunisian heritage. Zahra was staying at her grandmother’s house for several consecutive days. During the period she stayed, she would go out every day to water the flowers in the backyard garden. One day, she saw a shiny green locust standing on one of the flowers. She kept contemplating it until her grandmother came, grabbed the locust with her hands, and said to the children, “Here is the bird’s wife, oh children.” The boys cheered a lot, but Zahra asked her grandmother to tell her the story. ...

One summer night, the Sultan went out to stroll through the city after feeling some sudden distress. He shouted at one of his guards to bring his chief to go out on a tour with him. This Sultan was accustomed to strolling through the city from time to time in disguise. As soon as his guard chief met him, the Sultan began, saying, “Come, let’s go out for a walk; I feel distressed.” His guard chief agreed and went out with him, strolling among the city streets. ...