The Story of the Turtle and the Two Ducks

That story tells that excessive talking is a blameworthy habit, which can harm its owner and lead to his destruction, and that silence is a virtue that a person should adhere to in many times. Story events: It is told that on the shore of one of the beautiful lakes lived three friends: a turtle, a black duck, and a white duck. The two ducks loved the turtle even though she talked a lot. Therefore, they advised her to reduce her talking because excessive talking and chattering are bad habits. ...

The Story of the Lying Crow

It is told that in one of the forests a crow lived. The crow thought one day to mock the animals of the forest and deceive them, so he brought a box of yellow colors and began painting his black feathers with the yellow color. When the crow had painted all his feathers and looked at himself in the mirror, he saw that his color had become yellow. The crow rejoiced at his new color and began moving among the trees. The crow went to the forest birds and told them that he was a canary bird that came from a distant forest to live with them in their forest. But that trick did not fool the forest birds. ...

The Story: Woe to the Judge of Earth from the Judge of Heaven

One day a man bought a chicken and wanted to remove its bones and slaughter it, so the man went to the chicken seller and asked him to do that. The seller told him: Wait a few minutes and you will find it ready, Allah willing. After the chicken owner left, the city judge came to the chicken seller and asked him about chicken to buy. The seller told him that he had no chicken except this one, and its owner would return after a few minutes to take it. So he said to him: I will take it, and if its owner returns, tell him that your chicken has flown away. ...

The Story of the Talking Tree

Badr was a good man who worked as a merchant in the town market, and he had an evil friend named Hammam. The two went out one day on a journey, and Badr found a bag of pure gold, so he said to his friend: We must take this to the judge to return it to its owner. But Hammam coveted the gold, so he said to his friend: I see that we bury the gold under the trunk of this tree for a few days. If anyone asks about it, we return it to its owner, and if no one asks, we hand it over to the judge. After they did that, Hammam went the next day and took the gold. ...

The Hen and the Wheat Spike

While the hen Karkar was pecking and looking for food, she found a wheat spike, and was amazed by its golden appearance, so she took it with her beak, ground it, and baked it. So she would get a complete delicious meal. The hen and the beetle: While she was on her way to the nearby field, she encountered a beetle. He had taken some dirt from her, so she pleaded with him to help her with the heavy load on her back. But he apologized to her because he didn’t have time at the moment, so she didn’t care about what the beetle Daniel did, but she continued on her way. ...

The Story of Hadiya

It is told that one day there was living a small girl named Hadiya with her parents and her four brothers. She was the youngest of the children and her age was twenty years. Her brothers loved each other a lot, and therefore they were treating her as a small child. Even though Hadiya’s brothers were not evil, they were treating her with kindness, and they did not think that she should sit with them or to participate with them in their doings. ...

The Story of Noor and the Fake Moon

In the evening, the moon was bright and beautiful. So Noor said to her mother: “Look, oh mother, how beautiful the moon is! It is like the night’s lamp.” The mother laughed and said to her: “True, oh Noor, but how far, for in reality it has neither water nor air, and it is full of holes.” Noor went out to the garden of the house, and she was thinking about her mother’s words. She sat to play with her ball, and between the ball and the time she was looking at the moon and saying to herself: “How beautiful you are, oh moon. I wish I could reach you.” ...

The Story of the Palace and the Hut

There was a king known for his justice and kindness. He tried to help everyone with their problems. The people in the good king’s kingdom were happy, and everyone loved him and rejoiced because the king was just. One day, the king decided to build a palace on the bank of a river. He asked his workers to inspect the building from the start, so that he could start the work. The workers started the work, and within a few days the palace was ready. Before the king arrived to see the palace, the minister decided to go to make an early inspection and to ensure that everything was good. ...

The Village Mouse and the City Mouse

There were two friends from mice, one of whom lived in the village where there’s countryside, vegetables, and crops, and the other lived in the city where there are buildings, towers, and markets. One day, the two friends met and each of them talked about his life. The village mouse decided to invite his friend from the city to see life in the countryside between the fields, to get to know his way of life and taste his food. The city mouse friend agreed immediately, as the idea amazed him, and indeed the two friends met the next day. ...

The Story of the Queen of the Wolves

Kay and Girada were two close friends for stories. Kay’s grandmother used to gather with them to tell them a scary story every day. One day, the grandmother sat with Kay and Girada to tell them the story of the queen of the wolves, that evil sorceress who turns human’s heart into a heart of a wolf, and he becomes after her a servant and follows her. During the telling of the story, Kay wished to meet with the queen of the wolves. Suddenly, he felt pain in his heart and cried out. Girada rushed to her dear friend to comfort him, but he shouted in her face and left with anger and displeasure. From that moment, Kay’s habits changed toward her dear friend Girada, and she became bigger on him, and she was not able to understand her actions those. ...