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JUHHA'SWONDERS Writtenby Sheikha Al Shui<eiii

Onceupon a time, there was a very smatlvittagein Baghdad.lts populationis very smatt.ln this villageevenlbodykneweachother and kneweverytittte or big problemsthat went on in the viltage.ln there was a bakery,which v/as popLltarfor ils this smatt viLl.a.ge deticiousbre'ad.Oneday a poorold man was watkingin the street passingthe bakeryand he stoppedto smetlthe scentof the bread out of the bakery. whichwasspreading Suddenty,the baker caught the otd man and shoutedat him demanding the priceof the bread'ssmett?!!? He r:ear[ytook him to the potice. A very fam
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The City of Clever Men

Oncetherewas a padishah who had a contestorganized in orderto determinewhichcity in his realmproducedthe mostcapabtemen. He had a big cautdronfutt of food cookedfor this occasion, and he hadthis put in the middteof the square.He hada largespoonmade that wastwentymeters[ong,and he put this spoonin the cautdron. the fotlowing:"Whoever He then had his town criersannounce can feed himsetfwith this twentymeter[ongspoonby hotdingit at the handleendwit|'be rewarded." Manypeoptetried it, but they atl realizedthat it wasimpossible to prescribed padishah. feed themsetves in the manner by the Finatty the padishah two mencameatongwho requested to provideanother poonof exacttythe samekind.A secondspoon,atsotwenty-meters [ong,wasmade. Whenthis new spoonwasproduced,the two men took it and began Theywere,in thisway, abte to feedeachotherwith the two spoons. to performthe feat rvhichthe padishahhad required.After this cattedthemto hispresence contestwasoverthe padishah andasked, "Whereare you menfrom?" Themenreptied,"Weare from Kayseri."

The Rabbitand the Wolf

Onedaywhena rabbitwaswatkingin the forest,he heardsomeone He lookedaround,andfinattyhe sawa wotf. cryrngout, "Help!l-letp!" A greatstonehad fattenon his backso that he coutdnot get up. He askedthe rabbit'shetp,and saidthat he woutddie if nobodyhetped him. The rabbit workedvery hard, and finattymanagedto get the big stoneoff the wotfs back.Thenthe wotf jumpedup and caughtthe rabbitin his mouth.The rabbitcried and askedfor mercy,but the wotf insistedon kittinehimfor hismea[.

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Laila Written by SlvikhaaI- Shukaili,FatemaYousef , HarumRasherl,i\{urtttt Salerri

Onceupona time, therewasa tittte beautifulgirl namedLaita. She in the forest . Oneday her tivedwith her motherin a smatlhouse. who tived motheraskedher to take somefood for her grandmother on the othersideof the forest.

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The Catand the Tiger

Theysay that the cat is the uncteof the tiger. Anyhow,one day a strongtigersawher unctethe cat andaskedhirn,"Oh,my uncle,why are you so smatt?" The cat said,"lf you were in the handsof humanbeings,you woutd knowwhy I am sosmalt." Thenthe tigersaid,"Showme a humanbeing,witl you,uncte?" "Fottowme!"saidthe cat. White they were going along, they saw cows grazing."What are askedthe tiger. "Arethey humanbeings?" those,uncte?" "Huh?A veryyoungoneof the humanbeingscangathera hundredof the cat. thembeforehim andcanbringthemto thesefietds,"said After sometime they saw severalcamels.The tiger asked,"Uncte, arethosehumanbeings?" 'No,"answered the cat. "A chitdcan gatherfifteen of them and can grazethem." The cat totd of their mission. Theywent on and met a woodchopper. Whenthe woodchopperheard this, he askedthe tiger to put her forefeetbetweenthe two hugepiecesof woodand hotdthem apart. Whenthe tiger did this, the rail whichwas hotdingthe two pieces apart fetl down, and the forefeet of the tiger were pressedtightty betweenthem.

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The Pigeon,The Fox and the Peacock

Therelived a beautifulpigeonin a nice littte nest on a high tree. Unfortunatety for the pigeon,a fox usedto visit her wheneverher youngcameout of their eggs.He woutdstandunderthe tree andsay that he woutdctimbup and catchher if shedid not drop her young birdsdownto him. Andthe frightenedpigeonusedto dropher young oneseverytime the fox came. Oncea peacocksaw her, and heardher cryingover her lost babies. Whenhe learnedwhat wasthe matter,he advisedher that the next time the fox camesheshoutdsayto him, "Comeandcatchme if you ca n ." The fox cameas usualand shoutedto her to drop her young.She said,"Comeandcatchme if youcan,"just as the peacockhadtaught her. Andthe fox, knowingthat his trick had failed,askedher, "Who totd you to saythat, sweetpigeon?" Withoutthinking,the pigeonanswered, The peacock taughtme that, Mr. Fox." The next day the fox went to seethe peacockto punishhim. When he met the peacockhe beganpraisinghim. "Howwonderfulyour feathersare, andhow beautifulyourneckis,"he said."Tel[me; how do you keepyour beautifuleyessafefrom dustwhenthe wind btows on you,my dear?" The peacockanswered at once,"l put my headundermy wing,Mr. Fox." The fox askedthe peacockto showhim how sucha thingwasdone, andthe trustingpeacock,tittte suspecting whatwasin storefor him, tuckedhisheadunderhiswing. Instanttythe fox jumped on him, saying,"You shoutdn'thave interferedin mattersbetonging to others."Andwhat a fine, fat meal was! the peacock

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Onceupona time therewere40 thieveswho put their stotenmoney A in a cavesayingto the caveentrance(OpenSesame). andtreasures poorpersonsawthem whitethey were doingthat , so he heardthe openingword . After they teft he rventtowardsthe caveand opened it . Suddeniyhe found a very largequantityof moneyand gotden . Hetooksomeof it andwent backhome. treasures Afterthat he becamea rich rnanandhisbrotherwantedto knowhow he becamerich . Oneday his brotherfottowedhim to sotvethat mystery.Nextdaythe brotherwent back to the cave and openedit. He found a tot of moneybut when he tried to get out he coutd not After a few minutesthe thievescamein andsawthe brother. him how he knewaboutthe caveso he told themthe The bossasl<ed house. story.Theykittedthe brotherandwent to finciAti Baba's house Nextmorningthe thieveshid in big jars andwent to Ati Baba's . . The bossandtwo of his menpretendedthat theyweremerchants Ati Babainvitedthem to lunch.After lunchthey took a rest . The housemaidwent out andfound40 thievesin the jars , so sheboited hot oit andpouredit on their headsto kitt thern. for ever. After that Ati Babativedin happiness

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Cinderella Once upon a time there was a beautifuIgirt calted Cinderella and she@! two ugtystepsisters who were very unkindwho made her do att the hardwork.Shehad to sweepthe floors, do atl the dishes,whitethey dressedup in fine ctothesand went to tots of parties. One day a special invitation arrivedat Cinderetta's house.lt was from the royal palace.The king's onty son was a truty handsomeprince was going to

have a grandbatt. Three girtswere invited to come. cjnderettaknew s h ew o utd n 'tb e a ti o w e dto g o to the batt. But the ugtysister s,ho ho h o , t h e y w e re e xci te d .T h e yco uldn' ttatk aboutanythingelse.

W h e n t h e d a y o f th e b a tt came, they made such a fuss. poor Cinderetlahad to rush about upstaii-s anc!cjclvnstairs. Shefixed their h a i r i n fa n cy w a ve s a n d cu r ts. She hetped them put on their expensivenew dresses.And shearrangedtheir jewetsjust so. As soon as they had gone,Cinderettasat down by the fire and she said. "Oh I d o w i s h I co u tdg o to th e b a tt" .The next m oment,standingbesideher w a s a l o ve l y o td ta d y w i th a sitverwand in her e hand. "cinder ella, s h es a i d" I a m yo u r fa i ry g o d motherand you shattgo to the batt. But f i r s t y o u mu st g o i n to th e g a rdenand pick a gotdenpunnpkin, then bring me six mice from the mousetraps,a whiskeredrat from the rat t r a p , a n d si x ti za rd s.Y o u 'tIfi n d the lizar dsbehindthe w{ !er ingcan. 5 o C i n d e re l tafe tch e da g o i d e npum pkin,six gr ey m ice, Fwhisker ed rate, six lizards.Tiie fairy godmothertouchedthern with her wand a n d t h e p u mp ki nb e ca mea g o ldencoach,the r nicebecam esix gr ey horses, the rat became a coachman with the most enormous moustache,and the lizardsbecamesix footmendressedin greenand yellow, then the fairy godmol.hertouchedCinderetlawith the wand a n d h e r otd d re ssb e ca mea g o tdendr essspar klingwith jewelswhite on her feet was the prettiest pair of gtass slippers ever seen. Rernembersaid the fairy godmotheryou must teave the balt before the ctock strikestwetve becauseat midnightthe magicends."Thank y a u f a i r y g o d mo th e r" sa i dC i n d er elta and shectimbedinto the coach.

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The GoldenTree Onceupona time a [ong,tong,tongtime agoin a littte vittagethere wasa big patacebiggerthanthe vittageitsetfandin the patacethere tiveda King.TheKingwantedto be rich. three miltion Now one day the Kingpromisedone of his gardeners year grow round which bore rich tree atl gotdcoinsif he coutd a but he att over the countryside gotdenfruit. The gardenersearched gotden grow bear a tree which would coutdnot find the rightseedto fruit. So at last he went to see the wise otd owl who lived deep in the forestand knewatl aboutmanymanythings.The wiseotd owt totd him what to do and whereto go to get the right seedto plant. The gardenerwent exacttywherehe was totd and did exacttywhat he was totd. He ptantedthe seed and gave it some water, some the tree sprangup so quicktythat fertilizerand he waited.Suddenty j ump. it m a d ethe gardener watchedasthe tree beganto bearrichgotdenfruit. He Thegardener ran backto the pataceand took the kingto seethe tree. Whenthe the kinghadstoodtherefor a tongtime, staringat it open-mouthed, gardeneraskedfor his threemiltioncoins.Sothe kingagreedto the requestand the gardenertook his moneyand went homeand lived everafter. happity

MouseDeerand Farmer

MouseDeertovedto eat the fruitsandrootsandshootsof the forest. etseevenmore. Buthe tovedsomething garden. vegetabtes in Farmer's He lovedthe Oneday,MouseDeerwent to the edgeof the forest.He looked out at row after row of vegetabtes. Yummyyams!" "Mmmm,"saidMouseDeer."Juicycucumbers! Hestartedinto the qarden.

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A few dayspassed.MouseDeerkept thinkingabout at[ those Oneday,he went backto the edgeof the forest. vegetabtes. sweet "Mmmm,"saidMouseDeer."Tastygourds!Scrumptious potatoes! " new. lt tookedtike a man.But its head Thenhe sawsomething wasa coconut,andits bodywasrubber. "A scarecrow!"said MouseDeer."That sitly Farmer.Doeshe thinkhe canscareme with that?l't[ showhim howscaredI am!" "Takethis!" He gave MouseDeermarchedup to the scarecrow. it a big kick. The scarecrowwascovered But his leg stuckto the Scarecrow. with stickysapfrom a rubbertree! "Let me go!" saidMouseDeer.He puttedand he putted.Then he pushedwith hisotherfront teg. That tegstucktoo. Thenhe pushedwith "TLtrnme loose!"He puttedandhe putl.ed. histwo back[egs. Theystucktoo. andhe puttedandhe He puttedandhe pushed "PUTMEDOWN!" pushed.ButMouseDeerwastrapped. Then he saw Farmer.MouseDeerthoughtfast. But he didn't haveanyideas! "Wett,wett," saidFarmer."Howniceof youto comeback." andcarriedhim to the He puttedMouseDeeroff the scarecrow coop. put in an empty chicken him outside house.He

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The fr4osquito and the Watdr Buffalo

Oneday a tiny mosquitosat on the rough,thick,skinned neckof a waterbuffato.Justthen,a car passed by, andthe waterbuffatowas frightened andstartedrunningasfastashe coutdgo. Thepoormosquito, surprised at the extentof her might,cameto the edgeof the water buffato'sear and said,"Brotherwater buffato,I didn'tmeanto hurtyouso muchwhenI sat down.Ptease forgiveme."

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GIRLANDTHEPRINCE A BEAUTIFUL Written DySANAA,AISIiIA,F-OZYA

Onceupona time therewasa beautifutgirl cattedSarah,who tived , greedyand with her stepmother.Shewasa verydomineering egotisticalwomanandshehatedSaraha tot . Onedaywhenher fatherwasworkingout side, the stepmotherhit Sarahandexpettedher from the house.Shewentout sideandwalked shesawa big metonfarm and far awayfrom the house. Suddenty went in it. Afterthat shehid in a big melon.Sheusedto go out of the melonandget her food. 33

one daythe princevisitedthe farmandsawthe big meton." cut this metonI wantto eat it" Theprincesaid. Theguardsstartedto cut the metonbut theyhearda soundfrom it. Sarahsaid" Don'tcut me ptease!" Theywereatl surprised for thissituationthe princesaid" you who are ? Don'tfear,pteasecomeout."Afterthat shecameout andhe fett in lovewith her . Shetotd him her storysothe prince decidedto marryher andthey tivedhappityeverafter

The Lambandthe Wolf

one day the wotf wasstakinghisthirstat a streamwhenhe chanced to seea [amb,atsodrinking,at somedistancedownthe stream. Outraged,he growted,"Youare muddyingmy drinkingwater. NowI shatteat you?" The tambprotested,"But,sir, how can I be muddying your drinking water?I am farther downstreamthan you are. The water is ftowing fromyourpart of the streamto whereI am." 'Upstream yourdrinkingis muddying or downstream, my water,and I you." shatt eat So saying,the wotf teapedupon the lamb and devoured him. Thusit is with certainpeople:oncethey havemadeup their minds, not evenreasonwitt chancethem.

The Catandthe Rabbit

once in a forestthere lived a cat and a rabbit.Theywere very good friends. one day when they were watkingtogetherthroughthe forest they founda big pieceof cheese.Theywere very pteased,and agreedto shareit. Theydecidedthat the rabbitshoutddivideit into two equal shares.The rabbittried hardto divideit equatty,but couldnot. one piecewasa tittte bit biggerthanthe other.

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The Peasantand the MinaretSeeds

Oneday a peasantvisitedlstanbulfor the first time. He wasgreatty surprisedby the manyminaretsof this city. He saidhimsetf,"What lot of beautifulminaretsthereare here!"' A man who saw the peasantstaringat the minaretswith such askedhim, "Friend,why are you lookingso muchat house fascination minarets?" _ "Aren'tthey strange,with their sharp-pointed tops?| wonderwhy we do not haveanyof thesein my vittage?" "l suppose youdo not havethe seedsfor them."The man it is because said. "Dothey growfrom seeds?" "Let us go together,"said the man, "and buy someminaretseeds. Taketheseto yourvittageand sowthem,andthenyou too wil[ have minarets,just tike thoseyou see everywherehere." He took the

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The CleverJudge

Oncea [ion, a fox, and a donkeyset off for a day'shunting,after agreeingthat eachwasto hlve an equalshareof what wasiaught. Aftera time, theywereabteto pull downandkitt a fat buck;andthe tionaskedthe donkeyto be so goodasto dividethe prize.Asfairtyas he coutd,the obtigingclonkey cut up the buckinto threeequatparts, andthenhe invitedthe tionto takehischoice. At this, the tionftew into a viotentrage,sprangon the poordonkey, andkittedhimwith a powerfutbtow. Thenthe liontotd the fox to dividethe meat.Thisthe fox did; but he wascunning.He put asidea big heapfor the lion'sshare,and kept ontya smatlpiecefor himsetf. On seeingthis, the lion lookedvery pteased."MasterFox,"he said, "this is indeeda most satisfactorydivisor.who taughtyou to be so ctever?" The deaddonkeyhasbeenmy teacher,"reptiedthe fox. "Fromhis footishconductI havelearnedto be wise."

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