Enlight Chicken and snake eggs The chicken found the snake eggs and began to hatch them lovingly and carefully. The swallow noticed this and said: - Oh, unfortunate one, what are you doing! When the baby snakes hatch from these egg... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Lion and ox The lion wanted to eat the ox's meat, but could not defeat the ox. Then he resorted to a trick - he invited the ox to his place for dinner and said to him: “I slaughtered a sheep, come, let’s have lun... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Ask my father! One day the same joker, while visiting, addressed those present: - I want to tell you something. - Speak. “A friend of mine once caught a mosquito and killed it. And imagine, there were ten talents of... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Deer and lion The deer, running away from hunters who were trying to catch it alive, climbed into a cave. But a lion jumped there after him and tore him to pieces. Dying, the deer thought: “I was very sad when the ... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Shidda The Assyrians have a belief that in every house there is a witch - shidda, but she does not bring harm to people. One day my great-grandfather caught a witch. He stuck a needle into her dress, and the... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Lion, man and statue A man walked with a lion along the road and argued about who was stronger than everyone else. While the lion was giving strong evidence of his strength, the man looked up and saw the statue. She depic... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Woman and chicken One woman had a hen that laid an egg every day. And this woman decided that if the chicken received more food, she would lay two eggs a day. The woman began to forcefully shove grains into the chicken... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Dung beetle and bee A dung beetle once saw a bee bringing honey. And he asked this bee to take him as an assistant. The bee agreed. But when she saw that the dung beetle did not bring honey, she stung him and killed him.... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Cunning and simple-minded Once upon a time, two merchants lived in a certain city. They were friends with each other. One was cunning, the other was simple-minded. And the merchants decided to go trade elsewhere. Before they h... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight King of the Birds The birds decided to choose a king for themselves. The struggle for the throne was in full swing when the peacock stood up and said: “My incomparable beauty serves as convincing proof that only I am w... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Dog and meat The dog grabbed a piece of beef from the butcher shop and started running. When she reached the river, she saw her reflection in the water. But it seemed to her that it was another dog with a piece of... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Dreamer One man had a beautiful wife, but they had no children. When a few years later she became pregnant, the couple were very happy and asked God to give them a boy. “I can promise you,” a husband once sai... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
