One day there was a small happy family living in a cottage near the forest, consisting of a father, a mother, a boy, and a girl, Hansel and Gretel. One day, the mother became very sick and died. The father married another woman. The stepmother was cruel and didn’t love Hansel and Gretel. One day, Hansel heard his stepmother agreeing with one of the hunters to take the two children with him and leave them inside the forest. ...
There was an old woman who lived with her grandson named Salim in a beautiful village. That old woman loved her grandson a lot and was kind to him. One morning, the old woman got up and went to the kitchen and cut two loaves of bread and a large raisin, and covered it on the tray. Salim looked at the raisin and found it very shiny and said, “What is this, O my grandmother? The raisin that you feed us every day is beautiful. But this is delicious.” Then he cooled it with amazement, so the old woman looked at the raisin and held it and said to him, “What’s the matter? After all, I have not heard this word from you. I was falling from the tree a long time ago, and I ate, then I killed the wolf, and I ate the dog and then I died, and after all this effort, I turned with a face like this and am eating raisins with thanks on the floor? Did the dog come to you to bring the raisins?” ...
In one of the small, distant villages, an old good man lived with his wife. They had a small son. One day, while returning home, he passed by a neighboring village. At that time, he saw a very small mongoose crying beside its deceased mother. The old man said, “What a poor creature. If I leave it here alone, it will certainly die.” So he decided to pick it up and take it home. The man said to his wife, “I found this small creature on my way home. Let’s care for it.” The wife answered, “Good. I will care for it as I care for our small son.” ...
One day, in one of the simple villages, there lived a poor man who worked as a weaver. He would weave clothes every day from morning to evening, then go out to sell those clothes and get money to buy food for his family. One day, while weaving some clothes, his spindle suddenly broke. The weaver was extremely sad because it was the only means of earning a living, and it was difficult for him to get a new spindle after his spindle broke. ...
One day, there was a man enjoying wealth and riches. His wealth was the result of his constant striving to work diligently. He had a son named Karim. Karim was a young man, sixteen years old. One day, his father summoned him and said to him, “Karim, you are my only son, and all my wealth is yours. No one shares my wealth with you. But I strive to work with effort so that this wealth increases and is not wasted.” Karim replied, “Do not worry, Father; I will not waste your wealth in vain.” ...
It is told that in one of the small villages, a farmer had a beautiful-looking horse. The farmer used the horse to go to the farm and pull the cart. The horse remained in the service of its owner for many years until the horse’s age grew and became weak. It no longer had the strength to go to the farm or serve its owner. The farm owner decided to dispense with the horse and expelled it from the stable. He no longer placed food for it. Indeed, the farmer went to the horse and said to him: I will no longer accept you in my farm again because you are weak and no longer have any benefit. If you want to stay, you must defeat the lion. ...
An amusing story but with a deep and strong moral, for it encourages wisdom in exploiting available opportunities so that a person realizes his dreams and aspirations, and that a person strives to exploit the capabilities available to him now to change his condition and circumstances, and not live complacently. Story Events: One day in one of the countries, a poor woodcutter lived with his wife in a small house. The woodcutter would go out every morning, carry the axe on his shoulder, go to the forest, cut trees, split wood, then return to the market to sell wood and obtain an amount of money sufficient for his living. ...
An interesting story for children to warn against bad friends. Bad friends approach you to achieve personal interests and evil purposes that benefit only them, without caring about others’ affairs. Story Events: One day, in a deep forest lived the lion, the king of the forest, with his three friends: the wolf, the crow, and the snake. The three friends were always in the service of the lion and obeying him to fulfill their selfish goals. ...
There was a man named Juḥā. He was on his way to the market, and with him was a basket filled with fruits and vegetables. He was carrying the basket on the donkey’s back. In the middle of the road, the donkey stopped suddenly. Juḥā tried with all his might to push the donkey so that he might move, but the donkey refused completely to move even one step forward. Juḥā felt anger, so he took a small stick with which he would strike the donkey to make him move. ...
Muhammad screamed loudly, groaning when the dentist wanted to examine his teeth. The dentist smiled and patted his back, saying to him: Don’t be afraid, dear, I will give you anesthesia. The dentist held a syringe and gave little Muhammad a strong injection in his mouth. Muhammad cried out from its strength, but the skilled dentist quickly extracted the damaged tooth. The dentist held the tooth and placed it in front of Muhammad, saying to him: Look at this damaged tooth. I have wronged it. This tooth died because of your neglect, little one. If you had washed your teeth with a brush and toothpaste, or if you had used the miswak, this tooth would not have decayed and would have remained sound performing its work in your mouth. ...