Wisdom

They lived in a beautiful farm, three brothers with their mother. They used to help their father with farm work. But they argued a lot, which saddened their father. The brothers did not stop arguing even on their way to market to sell their farm’s products of vegetables. One of them would lead the cart and one of them would hold the reins of the mules so that they would not fall to the ground. So they were arguing about which one of them would hold the cart and which one would hold the reins. They argued around each one of them about who would hold the cart and who would hold the reins. The cart was beautiful, and the mules were strong and wonderful. ...

The crow lived on one of the trees of the farm. He enjoyed flying every morning and eating fruits from the farm from fresh fruits. One day, the crow heard the cawing of a hawk from the hunter’s gun. So he flew far away, he and his two brothers. They stood on one of the tall trees and thanked God for their safety, despite the hunter’s shots being close to them. ...

There was a child orphan living with his brother and his wife. But his brother’s wife was an evil mistress who always used to beat her husband’s son and make him carry heavy water from the well to the house, and she never gave him food. The brother of the orphan was weak and afraid of his wife. One day, the brother’s wife decided to get rid of the orphan because he no longer stayed at the house, and she ordered her husband to take him to a remote distant island and leave him there. When the brother refused, his wife threatened that she would kick both of them out of the house. ...

The events of the story take place in one of the Arab countries, about Goha, the famous character known for his intelligence and wit. When one of the village’s goats invited him to a dinner feast, and this goat was known for his severe miserliness. All the invitees were amazed by the heavy dinner that he had prepared for them. But when Goha arrived, the goat stood up to prevent the guests from eating food. Goha discovered his trick with his intelligence. ...

Hind was a small girl, the youngest in the family. She was much younger than her brothers, and younger than her sister, and younger than her mother, and much, much younger than her father. Everyone loved her and pampered her because she was small. But Hind used to think that as long as she was small and did not do what adults did, she was not important. One day, the family decided - the father, the mother, the older brother, and the older sister - to eat fish. Her older sister said: “Lemon tastes always good with fish. I will go to the market and buy vegetables for the lemon sauce.” ...

There was a king who left a group of tamed monkeys as pets in his palace. He treated these monkeys as if they were the king’s special pets. He provided them with the best food and the finest care. The leader of these monkeys was very wise. He observed the flatterers who visited the king and learned many lessons from them. He always tried to teach the other monkeys. But they had become satisfied with their haughty lives. On the other hand, the king loved two of the cooked dishes. ...

One day, the Crusaders gathered and decided to attack Jerusalem in Palestine. They seized it and occupied it. The Crusaders engaged in looting and theft in the land. There was an elderly woman living in an old house with her only son, Ahmed. His mother said to him one day: “Oh Ahmed, the Crusader soldiers have seized everything your father left for us and took it by force. We have only one cow left. Be very careful that the Crusaders do not see it so that they do not take it. Take care of it, oh Ahmed, so that we may drink its milk, for we have nothing left but it.” Ahmed said: “At your command, oh mother. I will take care of it and preserve it, and I will take it now to the field to eat and drink.” ...

There was a smart sheep standing at the edge of the river, waiting for its owner, when it was surprised by the fox grabbing it and saying: “Finally, you have fallen into my hands, oh sheep. I will eat you immediately and leave nothing of you.” The sheep thought of a trick that would save it from the fox and save it from the death that had become imminent. It imagined itself and the fox devouring it, and its body shuddered. ...

The winter was particularly cold. Snow covered the ground in a thick layer. The squirrels and hedgehogs had disappeared into their warm winter homes to sleep away from the cold, dark months. Even the mollusks and snails had disappeared. Everyone hid waiting for spring. The forests and fields were silent and empty. Only the large black crow was searching for an evening meal. The crow moved every day searching for food but found nothing, not even a small mouse or a piece of leftover food from someone. He became so tired and hungry that he began talking to himself: It seems I will go without dinner tonight. He kept flying through the sky in a desperate last search. He was about to return when he saw a column of smoke rising in the sky. ...

There was a man who worked as a woodcutter, and he had seven daughters, and his wife was about to give birth to their eighth child. He wished from God to be granted a son, and he made a vow that if his wife gave birth to a boy, he would offer a pound of gold as a gift for his birth. One day, while the woodcutter was working cutting trees in the forest, his youngest daughter came and told him that his mother had given birth to a boy. The woodcutter felt overwhelming joy and could not believe the news. He hastened to the house to see the boy. ...