The story of the lion the king of the forest, and the little mouse It is said that the lion, the king of the forest and its strongest inhabitant, was one day asleep, when a small mouse living in the same forest began running around him, jumping on top of him, and making annoying sounds, which disturbed the lion’s sleep and forced him to wake up. When the lion woke up from his sleep, he was angry, so he lay down. He placed his huge fist on top of the mouse, and he roared and opened his mouth intending…
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The envious and the miser A miser and an envious stood before a king, and he said to them: “Ask for anything you want, and I will give the second twice what the first asked.” Neither of them wanted the other to take more than him, so they began quarreling for a long time, each asking the other to ask first. The king said: “If you do not do what I command you, I will cut off your heads.” The envious said to the king: “O my lord, gouge out one of my eyes!”
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The Five Sisters A man whose wife died had five daughters, all of whom were of marriageable age. The father wanted to marry his daughters to reassure them. He wanted the eldest to marry first, and then the rest to marry in order. Four men came to propose to the girls, and they all agreed to the marriage, but the eldest daughter refused to get married and preferred to take care of her father and manage his affairs. The years passed quickly and the daughter grew up and no one came to propose to her. After a period of time,…
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The bird and the elephant in a distant forest filled with large and beautiful trees, and many and varied animals, a small bird lived with his mother and his brothers in a small nest based on the tops of one of the high trees, and one day the bird went to the mother to search for food for her young children who cannot fly, and during her absence from the nest A strong wind blew that shook the nest, and the small bird fell to the ground. The small bird had not yet learned to fly, so he remained…
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The Lion and the Mouse One day, the king of the jungle, the lion, was sleeping, and a small mouse climbed onto his back and started playing. The lion felt disturbed by the movement on his back and woke up angry, so he grabbed the mouse and decided to eat it directly. The mouse was very afraid and began to apologize to the lion for disturbing him, and he begged him to He would free him and not eat him, then he promised him that he would save him one day if he freed him. The lion laughed sarcastically,…