Wisdom

It is told that there was a small cat named Katakoto. He lived in a small house with his mother and his family. One day, after the family gathered around the dining table, and after they had their favorite meal, Katakoto the cat went to the water tap to wash his hands. So Katakoto the cat opened the water tap, washed his hands and face, then closed the water tap without tightening it. Katakoto the cat looked at the water tap, and a few drops of water had dripped from it, drop by drop. Katakoto the cat didn’t close the water tap well, then said to himself: What do simple water drops do? Nothing. I won’t close the tap. ...

The story of the date palm and the woodcutter is one of the world’s wonderful children’s stories, collected and composed by Toshio Ozawa. The story of the date palm and the woodcutter is a tale from old Japanese legends, or more precisely, it’s Japanese myths from ancient times that are taught to Japanese children until the end of the elementary stage. The story is told as follows: Master Kichiumo and cutting wood logs: One day, Master Kichiumo was cutting a log of wood under a date palm tree behind his house. When he struck with his axe, the ground shook and a very ripe date palm fruit fell on his head. ...

The story of sweets and poison is one of the world’s wonderful children’s stories, collected and composed by Toshio Ozawa. The story of sweets and poison is a tale from old Japanese legends, or more precisely, it’s Japanese myths from ancient times that are taught to Japanese children until the end of the elementary stage. The story is told as follows: The priest and the three novice monks: Once upon a time, in ancient times, in the past era, in one of the countries, there was a priest and three novice monks living with him in the temple. The priest would take out from the wall cupboard every day a jar containing a type of liquid sweets, eating whatever he wanted without any invitation to the novice monks. ...

The story of the claimer of knowledge is one of the world’s wonderful children’s stories, collected and composed by Toshio Ozawa. The story of the claimer of knowledge is a tale from old Japanese legends, or more precisely, it’s Japanese myths from ancient times that are taught to Japanese children until the end of the elementary stage. The story is told as follows: The village near the sea and the claimer of knowledge: Once upon a time, in ancient times, in the past era, in a village near the sea, there was a man who boasted that he knew everything and never stopped repeating that. He would always say: I know everything, and there is nothing I don’t know. I know everything, and there is nothing I don’t know. I know everything, and there is nothing I don’t know. ...

The story of water that restores youth is one of the world’s wonderful children’s stories, collected and composed by Toshio Ozawa. The story of water that restores youth is a tale from old Japanese legends, or more precisely, it’s Japanese myths from ancient times that are taught to Japanese children until the end of the elementary stage. The story is told as follows: The husband and wife gathering firewood: Once upon a time, in ancient times, in the past era, in one of the countries, there was an old couple. One day, the husband went to gather firewood, but on that day, for some reason, he didn’t find good wood. So: ...

In the middle of winter, the season of storing and hiding, the sound of thunder was frightening hearts, and rain was pouring on all paths. Our friend Nakkar the Wood was facing one of the problems. He said: Oh God, what is this cold weather. I need help from Teacher Thalou before my roof collapses. Teacher Thalou was reading his book when the master Nakkar Wood reached him. No one would come at this time except someone with a problem. Thalou said to him: What brought you in this cold weather? Then he said to him: Please enter quickly. Nakkar Wood said to him: I know the time is late and the weather is cold. My problem might disturb you. Thalou said to him: Don’t worry, and rest a little. Tell me what your problem is. Nakkar Wood said: The roof has spoiled from winter again. I tried many times repeatedly to fix it but to no avail. ...

Juanito was one of many children who lived in a very quiet town, where one could feel peace and joy in any place in its streets. However, Juanito wasn’t like his other companions. He was a gentle child and had many friends. He loved drawing and dancing. He also went to sleep early and used hot water while bathing. Juanito was a normal child except for one thing: he was a liar. Every morning he would wake up, and after bathing, he would go to have breakfast. His mother would prepare fried eggs for breakfast every day, but he didn’t like it and didn’t tell his mother that. Instead, he would give it to his dog Max whenever no one was present. When his mother asked him about the food, he would tell her that he had eaten it all and that it was good. ...

Our master Hassan and our master Husayn - may God be pleased with both of them - were on the path of a great desert and good smell. Because they were both walking on the path, they passed by a man who was urinating, but he did not improve his urination. The Old Man’s Mistake in Washing in the Desert: For he did not wash his face completely, and did not wash his hands both of them, and left some of his legs without washing. When Hassan and Husayn saw that from the man, they were angry at his mistake in urination, and his age was older than them both. He feared what they had said to him: Improve your urination, or if your urination is not proper, or that you do not know urination. The man became shy and ashamed of them both. ...

It is narrated that there was a farm owner who was a very good, pious, and righteous man. He had a brother for evil, he hated from every good word, and he was cunning and thought of evil intentions. The Farm Owner and His Brother for Good with Good and Deeds: So the farm owner was advising him continuously with benevolence about this issue of evil, and encouraging him continually to restrain himself and control his self, and to remember the good saying, so he was becoming: This is impossible upon me, for I see myself deceiving with the evil of creation, and had built against myself the defects of the human and animals. ...

I heard about my father the generous that he said: I passed with my father in the road of the grave, playing with dust, and he said: The dust has risen greatly. He has settled. The Walking in the Grave: So my father from them said to him: Oh sheikh… where do you go if the dust falls upon you in the grave? So he went around and fell, and my father was standing with his grandfather in the house. ...