Once upon a time, a queen was sitting beside the window of her castle. She was sewing, and the window was open to see the winter snow falling. Suddenly, she pricked her finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell on the window. The blood was red, the snow was white, and the window frame was black. The queen said: “I wish I had a daughter as white as snow, with lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony wood.” ...

Kalila and Dimna: “The Hunter and the Gazelle” It is told that one day a hunter went to the forest with his bow and hunting tools. He hit a gazelle with his bow, took it, and returned to his home. On his way back, a wild boar blocked his path. When the hunter saw it, he shot an arrow at it. The arrow went far away. The boar attacked the hunter with his strong tusks and struck him with a powerful blow that knocked the bow from his hand. Both fell to the ground dead. ...

A Short Story About a Trip with My Family Traveling with family is one of the most enjoyable times children can spend. It also has many benefits, as it helps family members get closer to each other and makes them feel warmth and reassurance. It also benefits children in learning new information and improving their ability to adapt socially. A Short Story About a Trip with My Family During summer vacation, Siraj went with his family to an amusement park. Siraj played many fun games, but some of them were scary, like the rocket game, which launched at high speed for several meters and then suddenly landed. ...

Midas and the Golden Touch This ancient story tells that in Greece there was a king named Midas, who was a greedy and angry man. He loved gold more than anything in life. One time, he did a good deed for someone, and an angel appeared before him, saying he would give him whatever he wished if he did a good deed. Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold the moment he touched it. God granted his wish. Midas was very happy and started touching everything randomly, and everything he touched turned to gold. ...

The Tortoise and the Hare This story revolves around a small hare who was known for moving very quickly. There was also a tortoise who was known for moving very slowly. At the beginning of the story, the hare, who had won many races, decided to have a running race with the tortoise. The hare simply wanted to prove to everyone that he was the best and satisfy his pride. The tortoise agreed, and the race began. ...

The Lion and the Mouse In one of the forests, there lived a lion. One day, the lion had a heavy meal and fell asleep under a tree. After falling into a deep sleep, a mouse came and began playing on top of the lion. Suddenly, the lion woke up in great anger and looked for what was disturbing his beautiful sleep. He found a small mouse trembling with fear. The lion pounced on him and tried to kill him. The mouse asked the lion to forgive him. The lion felt pity and let him go. The mouse then ran far away from the lion. ...

Childhood experiences are more important than any other experiences in a person’s life. There are many incidents that happen to us in our childhood that remain in our memory forever. These incidents are sometimes happy and sometimes sad, but they all shape who we become. A Story About Losing Sight One day while the boy was small, while he was taking a shower, he lost his glasses. He was in severe pain from losing them. The boy then thought about what had caused his blindness, for he used to see everything through them. ...

The Duck is the one who gives birth and lives in it, that is, it is a father or mother who is very kind or very evil, whoever asks us for help for the sake of everything the duck does, he is the father or mother. Story of the Wise Man and His Three Children: Once the sons were playing and talking with their father, and they were happy. The father was pleased with them and gave them some goodness, and the sons were pleased with what their father gave them, and they used to play, eat and sleep only. But on one day while they were playing in their yard, the father became ill and did not come out to play with them, and he remained in the house for many days without coming out, for he had become very ill. The sons played in their yard for some days, then they went to see their father, and they found him very weak and said to him, “O our father why are you not coming out to play with us? Did something happen to you? Please tell us.” The father answered them, “O my dear sons, I am extremely ill and may die, so I cannot play with you anymore, for I cannot even go out of my house, because of the severity of my illness, I am confined to my bed.” The three sons were very sad and said to him, “O our father, we cannot live without you, for your death would mean the end of our happiness, as you are the source of our happiness.” The father said to them, “But remember my sons, patience has three types: First, patience with what you fear. Second, patience with what you endure. Third, patience with what you love.” The sons asked him, “Explain this to us, O our father.” The father said, “Patience with what you fear is like a person who fears losing his eyesight, so he goes to a doctor and asks him to treat his eyes with difficulty, and the doctor treats him with difficulty for many days, but his eyesight improves and he is able to see better. This is patience with what you fear.” The father continued, “And patience with what you endure is like a person whose eyesight has weakened with time, but he cannot treat it, and he endures his condition and lives his life with contentment and satisfaction. This is patience with what you endure.” The father said, “And patience with what you love is like a person who loves his wife and children and lives his life with them, and he dies leaving them with contentment. This is patience with what you love.” The three sons thanked their father and learned the great lesson. They realized that patience is one of the greatest traits that a human must have, and that whoever is patient with his affairs will receive good, and whoever is patient with what he loves will be rewarded. ...

Some know that the field gives me fruits, but the truth is other than that, the most important thing is patience with it, and working hard on it, but some people do not have patience at all with the field, they only want to eat and play and sleep only. Story of the Locust and His Three Brothers: Once there was a locust going on his way, and he was eating his grandfather’s field, and his grandfather was going on his way, and he saw the locust eating his field. ...

The Farmer’s Story There was a farmer named Joe. Farmer Joe used to work very hard. He spent many years growing grains on his field. And he used to sell the grains in the market and use the money to bring his three sons all what they need. But farmer Joe had grown old and his three sons had turned out to be very lazy. They didn’t do anything useful in their life but eat, play and sleep. ...