A retelling of a classical Arabic folktale about a poor woodchopper who receives a magic pot from a genie, giving him the best food and a wheat grinder that produces silver coins. The woodchopper soon learns that it is not important how much you have but that you spend it wisely. This book was produced at the initiative of Maktabat al-Fanoos.
The story of the woodcutter is one of our well-known folktales. As in every story that passes orally through generations, it has many forms, which differ based on regions and narrators. In this book, we recover one of these formats in order to introduce our children to this beautiful literary genre.
Read MoreDear Parents,
Adults and children have always been attracted to such stories, because they make us use our imagination, and because they present us with interesting events that deal with the emotions, desires and concerns of people, and their relationships with each other. There are also great wisdoms in these folktales, which have come to us from the experiences of people over hundreds of years, and our children should be exposed to them.
This story allows us to have a conversation with our child about important moral values, such as diligence, hard work, and earning a living instead of relying on an illusory source of livelihood that may disappear at any moment.
