The Smart Bird's Trick

The beautiful bird lived inside the tree trunk. This bird would lay its eggs safely inside a cavity found in the tree trunk. One morning, the wolf was passing through the forest. Three days had passed without him eating, so he came out looking for food to satisfy his hunger. While the wolf was looking up, he found the bird’s nest full of bright white eggs. The eggs won the wolf’s admiration, and he decided that the bird’s eggs would be his next meal. The wolf asked the bird to throw him the eggs and threatened him that if he didn’t do so, he would climb the tree and eat him and his eggs. ...

October 16, 2017 · Qasas

Juha Does a Good Deed

Juha was on his way to the market when he saw a crowd of people in front of the butcher’s shop. He went to investigate the matter. When Juha approached, he saw the butcher holding one of his friends. Juha asked him saying: What’s the matter, oh man? The butcher said: I lent this man the price of three kilograms of meat, and whenever I asked him for it, he would delay me. ...

October 15, 2017 · Qasas

Salem and His Horse

There was a vendor named Salem living in one of the villages. Salem had a small cart pulled by a horse. Salem would load his cart with vegetables, fruits, and firewood, and everything the village people needed for household supplies. He would pass between houses and sell to people. Salem’s horse continued this work every day for many long years. In the last days, Salem found that his horse had become weak and old in age. He was walking slowly and getting tired quickly. ...

October 15, 2017 · Qasas

The Longest Story in the World

The king loved listening to stories. He told those around him that he had come to know many stories. Whenever someone told him a story, he told him that he knew it and interrupted him to complete it himself until he finished it. When he got tired of old stories, he sent the chief of servants everywhere to find a good story. The chief of servants told the slaves to roam the country everywhere and announce the following: Our king will offer many gifts to the man who will tell him the longest story in the world and make him laugh. The slaves screamed in the streets and squares. Many people came to the king and told him very long stories and tried to make him laugh, but he always saw the stories as old and said to them: This isn’t the longest story and there’s nothing funny about it. ...

October 15, 2017 · Qasas

The Wolf and the Gazelle

In the depth of the beautiful forest, with tall trees and colorful flowers, lives the good gazelle, playing and running between the trees and flowers. One day, the gazelle heard a severe screaming sound from an animal asking for help and crying: Save me, save me. The gazelle wondered: What is this sound? The Wolf in the Pit: The gazelle approached the source of the sound and found the surprise. A tree trunk had fallen on the wolf, dropping him into a deep pit from which he couldn’t escape. The wolf said to the gazelle: A tree trunk fell on me while I was walking in the forest. Help me, oh noble one, and I will never forget this favor from you. ...

October 14, 2017 · Qasas

The Fox and the Hen

The hen lived alone in a small farm. She had planted barley and wheat in it and would plant her crops and eat from them. The deceitful fox and his wife watched her from nearby. One day, the vixen said to her husband: My dear husband, don’t you see that it’s time to hunt that hen for us to eat? She has grown and become fat, and she lacks nothing but for us to eat her today at dinner and make a delicious meal and wonderful soup from her. ...

October 12, 2017 · Qasas

The Owl and the Friends

The story’s events revolve around a good owl who lived among birds. But because of her ugly appearance, all the birds refused her friendship. This made her feel very sad because she wanted their friendship and didn’t want to remain alone. One day, a disaster was about to happen that would end the lives of all the birds. The owl performed a very brave act that made all the birds appreciate her and appreciate her love for them. Everyone learned that she was a very good owl who loved everyone. ...

October 12, 2017 · Qasas

Juha Teaches the Judge a Lesson

Juha’s anecdotes abound in our ancient folk heritage. Who among us doesn’t know this light-hearted man famous for his wisdom and intelligence. He dealt with situations with anecdotes and gems, and nothing in existence was too difficult for him. He has anecdotes with misers, anecdotes with the generous, and many anecdotes with people who are not pleased with the condition of others and interfere in the affairs of others. Juha’s stories are light-hearted moral stories that tried to shed light on bad traits and clarify good traits in a gentle manner that makes readers hate everything bad and make them abandon it and be attracted to everything good and beautiful. In this story was Juha’s situation with the judge of the town he lived in. Juha wanted to teach him a lesson he wouldn’t forget. ...

October 11, 2017 · Qasas

Morning Pearl

It is told that one day there was a beautiful dark-skinned girl with beautiful features and a slender figure named Morning Pearl who lived in one of the African forests with her two brothers Kahrman and Marjan. A quiet, beautiful river passed by Morning Pearl’s hut, surrounded by large trees. Morning Pearl loved her quiet home and her brothers Kahrman and Marjan, but she wished her skin color would become pure white. Her neighbor Um Jaafar had told her about the Silver River. The Silver River turned the color of anyone who passed by it to white. Therefore, Morning Pearl wanted to go to it. ...

October 11, 2017 · Qasas

The Crow and the Eagle

It was a bright spring day. The sun was high in the blue sky, and the flock of sheep was grazing on the hills. The small lambs with their soft white wool and curly tails were playing with each other. The shepherd saw that his flock was safe and happy, so he slept under the shade of the branch of an old large tree. Suddenly, an eagle flew in the sky and swooped down on one of the lambs. He did this quickly so that none of the other lambs could make a sound to wake the sleeping shepherd who heard nothing. ...

October 11, 2017 · Qasas