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fine clothes

The Emperor always wore the finest clothes in the Empire. He was very proud of his fine clothes, so
when some men started advertising a new type of clothes finer than the Emperors he immediately
went to see for himself. He asked the men why the new clothes were finer than this, but the men would
not tell him. That is our secret, they said. Finally, the Emperor decided to buy all of the new clothes
so that he would still have the finest clothes in the Empire. As he walked out of the shop wearing some
of new clothes, a child shouted, Look! The Emperor understood the secret of his fine new clothes.

Monkey and Crocodile


One day a monkey wanted to cross a river. He saw a crocodile in the river, so he asked the crocodile to
take him across the other side. The crocodile told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile
swam down the river.
Now, the crocodile was very hungry, so when it was in the middle of the river, it stopped and said to the
monkey, Monkey, my father is very sick. He must eat the heart of the monkey. Then he will be strong
again.
The monkey thought for a while. Then he told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank.
Whats for? asked the crocodile.
Because I didnt bring my heart with me, said the monkey. I left it under the tree, near some
coconuts.
So, the crocodile turned around and swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the
river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodiles back and climbed up to the top of a tree.
Where is your heart? asked the crocodile.
You are foolish, the monkey said to the crocodile. Now I am free and you have nothing.
The monkey told the crocodile not to try to fool him again. The crocodile swam away, hungry.

The Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia


Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many
suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just threes sheiks, all equally
young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as they were about to
have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing camels tail; the third
sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the
disguised queen left the sheiks camp.
The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants to
give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with
him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her.
Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you, she announced her choice to the sheiks, So, it
is Hakim I will marry.

Three fish
Once three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fish.
This pond is full of fish, they told each other excitedly. we have never fished here before. We must
come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish! So saying, the fishermen left.
When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said,
Did you hear what the fishermen said? W must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return
tomorrow and kill us all! The second of the three fish agreed. You are right, he said. We must leave
the pond.
But the youngest fish laughed. You are worrying without reason, he said. We have lived in this pond
all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going
anywhere my luck will keep me safe.
The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the
fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The
third fish refused to leave even then.
The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fishs luck did not help him
he was caught and killed.

Golden Eggs
July 2, 2008

Long time ago a remote village, in central China was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.
One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his
family would die of starvation.
Few days later, an old man with long grey beard, passed by his house took pity on him. He gave
him a goose and said I dont have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you
to ease your hardship.
A week later to almost surprise the farmer found and egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It
was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.
Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He
became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.
Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient
and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.
Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, its already too late.

Rabbit
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He
saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, How many
crocodiles are there in the river? the boss of crocodile answered, We are twenty here. Where are
they? the rabbit asked for the second time. What is it for? the boss of crocodile asked.
All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know
how kind you are, said the rabbit. Then, the boss of crocodile called all his friends and asked them to
make a line in order from one side to other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while
jumping from one crocodile to another; one two three four. Until twenty, and finally, he
thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.

Momotaro
Once upon a time, there lived in Japan a peasant and his wife. They were sad couple because
they had no children. They kept praying to their god pleading to give them a child.
While cutting wood by a stream one day, the man saw a large peach floating on the water. He
ran to pick it up. His wife was excited because she had never seen such a large peach before. They were
about to cut the peach when they heard a voice from inside.
The couples were surprised to do anything. The peach then cracked open, and there was a
beautiful baby inside. The couples were very happy, of course. They named the baby Momotaro, which
meant peach boy.
Momotaro grew up to be clever, courage young man. His parents loved him very much.
One day, Momotaro told his parents hat he was going to fight the pirates who always attacked
their village. These pirates lived on an island a few kilometers away. Momotaros mother packed his
food, and his father gave him a sword. Having blessed Momotaro, they sent him off on his journey.
Sailing on his boat, Momotaro met an eagle going in the same direction. They became good
friends; soon, both of them arrived on the island of the pirates.
Momotaro drew out the sacred sword his father had given him and began to fight the pirates.
The eagle flew over the thieves heads, pecking at their eyes. Finally, the pirates were defeated.
Momotaro brought home all the goods that pirates had stolen. His parents were proud of him,
and they were overjoyed at his victory and save return.

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