Wisdom

There was a mouse named Airez who lived in a small house in the forest. One day, the mouse woke up shivering from the extreme cold. He got out of bed, put on heavy clothes, and went back to bed, but he still felt very cold. He got up again and put on his woolen hat. The mouse went back to sleep in his bed, but he felt he was still shivering from the severe cold. He looked at the clock and saw it was eight in the morning. Then he looked out the window and the sun wasn’t shining yet. Instead, he saw snow completely covering the window. The mouse realized that heavy snow had fallen the previous night. The mouse decided to go and make hot vegetable soup to warm up. ...

It is told that a cobbler named Asfour lived in the ancient city of Baghdad, and he had a wife named Jarada. She reminded him every day of his poverty and his inability to provide a more comfortable life for her. One day, while Jarada was walking in the market, she saw a lady wearing a luxurious robe, her fingers adorned with diamond rings, pearl necklaces hanging from her chest, gold earrings dangling from her ears, and a group of beautiful maidservants walking around her. ...

The events of the story revolve around a wise and experienced turtledove, patient with his neighbor and teaching him. One day, his neighbor decided to test his cleverness and patience, so he asked him to go to the market to choose the best piece of meat, and he chose a piece of meat. The wise neighbor chose not to choose himself that piece, so he would recognize the turtledove’s cleverness and his wisdom, and the reason for choosing himself that piece in the first place, but he.. ...

There was a hen in the cold water in Kenya, and many animals used to go to the hen to eat some food, but people had not been coming to the hen at night, fearing the animals that might attack them if they saw them running away from that cold water. There was a poor man, and he had a beautiful daughter. He presented carpets and rugs to her. The man desired and refused to let her stay with him any more for his love for her. So the poor man’s daughter deceived her father that the little guy who was playing in the carpets from her was the one who loved her the most, that she should go to the hen in the cold water and stay in the cold water until morning. ...

A very long time ago, some people from the village of Nair, a village in South Africa, went hunting. They walked in the jungles but found nothing. When night came, they were very far from the village, so they decided to stay in the jungles to continue hunting the next morning’s morning. They thought of taking shelter and a place to stay among the bushes until they found a good place to sleep. The hunters were not afraid of sleeping in the jungles, even though they knew that elephants, lions, and other animals might kill hunters sometimes while they were sleeping. ...

There lived in the lands of India a rich man who owned a lot of money. This man was known for good, kind, and generous character. Many of the town’s people frequented his house every day, and he would host them well and present them with whatever food and drink he had. One day, this rich man suffered a great loss in his trade and lost his money, becoming poor without money. People stopped visiting him, and even his friends did not cooperate with him in his crisis. He was struck with severe sadness and regretted his generosity toward them throughout all the past years. ...

The mighty lion lived in the big forest, and he would go out every day to catch and kill many of the forest animals, to eat them and satisfy his hunger. So the animals felt fear from the king of the forest, the mighty lion, as he would eat many of them every day. One day, the animals decided to gather and go to the mighty lion, to talk to him about that problem and try to find appropriate solutions for it. So the animals went to the lion’s den, and the lion gathered with them. ...

It is told that in ancient times there was a just prince in a country of Muslim lands. One day he heard that the new judge of the country was spoken about by everyone for his justice and cleverness, and that no one could deceive him. The prince wanted to know the secret of his wisdom and confirm the news that had reached him. The prince disguised himself as a merchant, took his horse, and headed toward the city. On his way, he found a disabled man who stopped him asking for charity. The disguised prince gave to him and wanted to leave, but the disabled man stopped him and pulled him by his cloak. The disguised prince asked him: What is the matter with you? I have given you the money you requested. The disabled man said to him: I wanted you to do me a favor and carry me to the city square on your horse. ...

It is told that in ancient times, in one of the small kingdoms, there lived a king who loved hunting in the forests. This king had a minister specialized in the state of the weather. So if the king wanted to go out one day to hunt, he would ask the minister first after ordering him to look at the state of the weather. He would go to strike the divination arrows and read the paths of the stars until he returned to the king with certain news. On that basis, the king would go out or remain in his palace. Then came a day when the king wished to go out to hunt in the company of his wife the queen and his daughter the princess, so that they could witness his skill in hunting and to entertain them. ...

It is told that in a beautiful forest filled with tall trees and huge plants, there were four small friends: the duck Toote, the rabbit Bebo, the bear Dodo, and the mouse Fofu. The four friends were accustomed to playing together every day. One day the friends decided to build a cabin to play and gather in it, and to make it from brick, straw, and clay. The four friends began dividing and distributing tasks among themselves until they could build the small cabin. To start this, Fofu suggested that they conduct a draw to distribute the tasks. Bebo’s share was to collect clay from the pond, Toote collected wood and cut it, while Fofu dug in the ground to place the cabin’s foundations, and Dodo’s turn came at the end to put straw on the roof of the cabin. ...