Arabic

A proud rabbit races a slow tortoise and dashes ahead, then naps under a tree. The tortoise keeps going steadily without stopping and crosses the finish line while the rabbit sleeps. Slow and steady wins the race.

Layla finds a golden pencil that brings her drawings to life. After drawing treats for herself, she sees her friend Omar crying over a torn school bag and draws him a new one. The pencil glows brighter — the best magic is making others happy.

Najm, a young camel, walks with a long caravan across the hot desert and keeps complaining. His mother tells him patience is the key to relief. They wait out a sandstorm together, and by evening they reach an oasis with palm trees and clear water. Najm learns the wait was worth it.

Noura, a baby owl, is afraid of the dark. Her father takes her on a night flight to hear crickets and frogs, smell night-blooming jasmine and see the stars. Finding no monsters, she flies a little on her own and discovers the night is full of wonders.

An ant falls into a river and a dove saves her by dropping a leaf. Days later, the ant sees a hunter about to net the dove and stings his foot, so the dove escapes. A retelling of the classic Aesop fable.

A hungry dog finds a bone and, crossing a bridge, sees his reflection holding another bone. Greedy for both, he barks and drops his bone into the river. He goes home hungry, having learned that greed leads to loss.

Maryam’s grandfather gives her a seed. She’s frustrated when nothing appears, but he explains seeds need water, sun and time. She cares for it every day until it grows into a little lemon tree. Good things take time.

Robi the robot can do every chore but can’t laugh. Sara and Youssef try jokes, funny faces and tickles with no luck. Then their puppy slips on a banana peel and tumbles into a box, the kids burst out laughing, and Robi laughs for the first time.

A little raindrop falls from a cloud onto a mountain leaf, flows down a stream and a river, reaches the sea, and rises again as vapor when the sun warms the water. A gentle introduction to the water cycle.

On a rainy day, Huda shares her rainbow umbrella with a wet kitten, an elderly woman and her friend Karim. Her teacher says the umbrella must be magic, but Huda knows the magic is in sharing.