Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her… read more »
Mouse Trap
A mouse was looking through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. ”What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. He was sad to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning: ”There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the… read more »
Echo Called Life
“A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams– ”AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain– “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells: “Who are you?” He receives the answer: “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!”… read more »
The Secret Wealth
Once upon a time there lived a farmer who had four sons. All of the sons were idle by nature. They only used to enjoy the hard earned money of the old farmer. The farmer became worried about the future of his sons when attained his old age. He tried his best to make them… read more »
The king in Exile
Once upon a time a slave saved the life of the daughter of the owner of a ship in which the slave was working. Being pleased with the courage of the slave and since he had saved his daughter’s life, the merchant freed the boy and rewarded him with one of his ships. The boy… read more »
Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn’t cross the river. The big monk offered to… read more »
The Turtles
A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last! For about six months they cleaned the… read more »
Frogs in the Pond
A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, ‘There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They… read more »
The Invitation
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?”, they… read more »
Color of Friendship
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All claimed that they were the best. The most important. The most useful. The favorite. Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all… read more »