The Story of the Greedy Dog

This dog lived on one of the farms, and he was a greedy dog, as he wanted to keep everything for himself. One day, while he was taking his afternoon nap under a tree, he heard a sound and wondered: “What is this sound?” He got up and saw from afar a cart coming carrying a lot of meat. His mouth watered, and he hastened to catch up with the cart, hoping to get a piece of meat. ...

The Story of the Frog and the Poor Mouse

The mischievous frog lived in a beautiful lake. The frog was proud of his graceful movements and speed in jumping. He used to play and frolic by jumping on the plant leaves that floated on the lake. A little mouse always watched him, enjoying seeing his graceful movements and high jumps. Whenever the frog saw the mouse looking at him, he would return again to boast of his water shows, jumps and movements. The little mouse became increasingly impressed with him and applauded him warmly. The mouse wanted to become friends with the frog, so he sat waiting for the frog to come out of the water to talk to him about that matter. ...

The Death of the Man-Eater

Tigers eat the flesh of other animals in the forest. Generally, a tiger does not kill another tiger to eat it, for the tiger only loves the flesh of other animals. The tiger is a fast animal, but when it grows old, it becomes slower and cannot run quickly like the rest of the animals. But the old tiger, despite being slow, can catch a human, for a human cannot run at the same speed as a tiger. Therefore, a human becomes an easy prey for tigers or other predatory animals. After a tiger eats human flesh once, it becomes difficult for the tiger to eat any other flesh. This type of tiger is called Man-Eater, the tiger that eats human flesh. ...

The Lion and the Foolish Donkey

There was a lion always in the company of a fox. One day, the lion was severely wounded in a fierce battle with an elephant, after which he could not walk properly. However, he was no longer able to search for prey. There was no food in his cave. Days passed without food. The fox said: Oh master, I cannot serve you because I have become very weak. I have not eaten for several days. The lion answered: Oh my companion, can you not find an animal that I can kill even in my current weakness, so that we can be nourished by it, you and I, otherwise we will die of hunger. ...

Jack and the Beanstalk

There was once a boy named Jack who lived with his mother. They owned only a single thin cow that did not give much milk. The mother asked Jack to take the cow to the market to sell it because they did not have enough money to feed it. Jack headed to the market. On the way, a man met him and asked him where he was going with that cow. Jack answered: I am going to the market to sell it as my mother requested. ...

Juha in the House of the Miser

It is told that one day, Juha was traveling. During his journey, a severe storm blew. Juha feared that harm might befall him and began looking around for shelter. Juha’s eyes fell on a rural house at a distance from him, so he headed to that house and knocked on its door, asking: Is anyone here?! The rural house: The owner of the house opened the door for Juha and asked him what he wanted. Juha said to him: A storm has blown, and I want to take shelter in your house until the storm subsides. The owner of the house said to him: Welcome. The owner of the house lived with his wife in this house, but he was very miserly. He would not give a loaf of bread or a drop of water to a needy person. ...

The King's Trick

In ancient times, there was a king who lived in a large palace. In front of his palace was a small shop belonging to a young tailor. The king was bothered by the presence of this small shop in front of his palace. He felt that this shop disfigured the beauty of the palace, and he wished for the shop to be removed from its place. But he feared that the people of the kingdom would blame him and say that he had wronged a poor man and deprived him of his shop and source of livelihood. ...

The Lion and the Hare

In one of the forests, there was a very old and arrogant lion. He prided himself on all animals around him in the forest, until one day when he was sleeping in his nest and the insects disturbed his place. The lion woke up from his sleep suddenly on the impact of a hare falling on both of his front paws. The lion struck his leg angrily, but when he saw it, he grabbed it and mocked it, saying: “Don’t you know that the king of animals is sleeping? How did you fall and enter his nest? How do you play and have fun with him without fear?” ...

The Story of the Lazy Woodcutter

In a certain land, there lived two woodcutters: one was lazy, and the other was hardworking. Both worked cutting logs in the same forest. One day, the two set out to begin a new day of work, but the weather was scorching and the sun was intensely hot. The lazy woodcutter said, “It is far too hot; let us rest for a while. We cannot possibly work in this heat.” The hardworking woodcutter replied, “What are you saying? You just rested a short while ago.” He picked up his axe and continued felling trees, while the lazy woodcutter sat beneath the shade of a tree and abandoned his work. ...

Sara and the Sea

It is told that one hot summer day, Sara went out with her brother Sami and some of their friends to enjoy playing on the beach and building the most beautiful palaces from the sand, and to get rid of the heat of the weather and enjoy the cool sea breezes and its refreshing air. Their mother prepared a number of sandwiches for them and equipped them with a basket of juices and water. Sara also did not forget to bring her sand playing tools with her. Their grandfather took them all to the beautiful sea beach. ...