African Tale
The Lion and the Cunning Jackal
In this African fairy tale, an old jackal gets into trouble. In the end, however, he overcomes fear and manages to trick the mighty lion.
Once upon a time, there lived a
One day, the shoemaker found that he had only one last piece of leather in his workshop, just enough for a single pair of shoes. However, he was determined not to give up. He set to work as usual, cutting the leather into pieces ready to sew them into a pair of shoes the next morning, and in the evening he felt satisfied as he closed his workshop
“Don’t you worry my dear, everything will turn out just fine.”
In his head, he gave thanks for all the good and beautiful things he had experienced that day, and fell asleep
In the morning, the shoemaker got up with the sun and went straight to his workshop to stitch up the
The pieces of leather he had so carefully cut and prepared were no longer lying on the work table. But what was on the table? Why, a brand new, shiny pair of
“I didn’t do this, did I?” the shoemaker wondered, scratching his head in astonishment and cautiously reaching out to…