The Dog and the Flock of Sheep

It seems something worries the sheep in their pen, as they gather in a circle with their heads and horns touching. A halo of severe anger sweeps over them and makes their life miserable. They whisper among themselves: Why did their shepherd owner bring this huge dog to the farm? Why does he stay behind them in their coming and going? Why does he watch them and scold them as if he has no work but to chase after them, yet with all that the shepherd gives him special care and attention? For this reason, the sheep decided to complain to their owner. In the evening, after the sheep returned from pasture, the sheep approached the shepherd and said in a sad unified voice: Baah, our owner and shepherd, we feel sadness and severe pain. ...

The Island of Kings

It is told that long ago there was a city with a strange law. Every year, a different king from the previous one ruled it. The people of this city would choose this king and install him on the first day of each year. After his term ended, they would send him to a distant island to spend the rest of his life there. After that, they would choose another king, and so on. ...

The Story of Naomi: A Tale That Kept Me Awake

Twenty days ago, I received a message from Kenya saying: “We regret to inform you that your little Naomi put herself in grave danger and was severely injured. However, doctors saved her life, and she is now recovering. She is undergoing a period of convalescence, rehabilitation, and training so she does not expose herself to danger again. We will keep you updated on her progress as it happens.” The Incident: I felt deeply anxious about little one. At night, nightmares crept into my sleep; I saw a leopard trying to prey on her. I would wake up at the moment I saw the leopard baring its terrifying fangs. Curiously, when I looked into the details of what had actually happened to Naomi, I found my fears were not unfounded. ...

Jack the Giant Killer

In the famous era of King Arthur, there lived in the land of England, specifically in Cornwall county, an active farmer who had only a son named Jack. Jack was a brave boy who loved hearing stories about giants and fairies, and chasing villains. He enjoyed reading about them, and his favorite time was what he spent with his mother as she told him stories of chivalry and courage, and his father recounted the great deeds of brave knights like King Arthur. ...

Tammy the Tsunami Wonder

Flood waves attacked the Sri Lankan shore fiercely, killing thousands of people, destroying houses, hospitals, and schools on land, and throwing fishing boats into the air to settle crushed above the roofs of collapsed houses. Giant ships moved like paper boats children play with, played with by giant waves and thrown in the end above the tops of felled coconut trees. The Occurrence of the Disaster: The residents of the small poor fishing village overlooking the Indian Ocean didn’t feel the approach of the giant waves that surprised them, hitting the shore at a height exceeding ten meters. These waves called tsunami rush under the surface of deep water at a speed reaching the speed of a plane, without revealing themselves, then suddenly crash into the shore, rise high, and rush with terrifying force to drown and destroy everything. ...

Donkey Skin

In ancient times, there was a great king living with his beautiful queen wife and their beautiful daughter in happiness and prosperity. The king had a wonderful donkey that produced a piece of gold every day. The donkey remained in this state until the king became wealthy and fabulously rich. One day, the beautiful queen fell ill and felt her end approaching. She advised her husband not to marry a woman other than her so as not to mistreat her only daughter. The king promised her that, but after a few years of loneliness, some of the king’s close ones began pressing him to marry another woman. The king agreed and decided to marry. ...

The Ozone Hole Madman

The hunters saw him beating, pounding, and crying, so they said he was mad. They thought the white polar bear, as he hit the water, kicked the snow, screamed, and slapped his face, had gone mad! The White Polar Bear: But he wasn’t mad. He was exhausted, hungry, and distressed, suffering from failure in obtaining the food he loved from ringed seals. These seals usually hide in the water under the ice cover. He walked and walked until he found one of the holes that seals make in the ice to breathe from. He would approach stealthily, holding his breath, and as soon as a seal appeared, he would rush to snatch it and devour it. For a long time he had been walking stumblingly without finding anything to eat. ...

Peter and the Magic Tablecloth

There were three brothers who lived together in a house in a forest after the death of their parents. The oldest was named Jaafar, the second Faris, and the youngest Peter. The two older brothers always treated the small badly and blamed him for every mistake that happened. He would bear the bad treatment because he was small and weak, unable to defend himself against his two older strong brothers. ...

Strangers in the Garden of the Sea

The time of the flood came, the rivers filled with the falling water in the direction of the sea. The bells announced a strange condition. And with the descent of the flowing water heavily from the plants of the river in the basin of the sea, the bells of people rose from the humans. They were crying while the water was rising and reaching the roofs of their houses, which they built on the shoulders of the sea. They were carrying with them everything they could carry, fleeing with their wealth and the lives of their children and the lives of animals from the terror of drowning. ...

The Princess of Flowers

It is told that there lived a queen of beautiful face known as the Queen of Flowers. It was natural that she name her little daughter Princess of Flowers. When the princess’s first birthday approached, it was necessary to celebrate this happy occasion with a special celebration. The forest dwarfs wanted to buy some lovely gifts for the princess, but the Queen of Flowers refused and said no one would buy any gift for the princess. She said she would be pleased to receive a gift made by their hands. ...