Once upon a time there was a man named Omar who cared for goats belonging to other people. He was paid each month to take the villagers’ goats to the pasture close to the village. One day he decided that he wanted to go to the city to have lunch. He made a plan so [...]

Once upon a time, the pathways of kites and crows crossed that of a wounded fox lying helplessly under a tree. The kites and the crows decided among themselves that they would share the spoils of the fox in equal portions, with the upper half going to the crows and the lower part allotted to [...]

A long time ago there was a fox whose sister was getting married. The fox wanted to help her sister plan the wedding party. The fox had no tongue so she couldn’t make the special sound used to help celebrate the wedding. She decided to ask around for someone to loan her a tongue for [...]

  A farmer found a newborn eagle chick that had been blown out of its nest in a storm. He took it to wife and she tucked it quickly under the welcoming wings of Mother Hen. The eagle grew up with the brood of chicks thinking he was a chicken.     A few weeks [...]

A young sociology professor sent his students out to a Baltimore slum to interview two hundred boys and asked them to predict their chances for the future. The students were shocked by the poverty they found there. Violence and crime seemed to be round every corner. Sadly the students’ statistical analysis predicted that about 90 [...]

A long time ago some mice came to a very pretty house belonging to some cats. The cats were out hunting for food, so the mice went into the house. One of the mice saw that the cats had many different colors of make-up. This mouse put gold make-up on his face. He looked in [...]