Bulgarian Bible

  Once a soldier came back from heavy war And needed some shelter and a bit of food He saw a house and knocked on the door Where the hostess was in stingy mood. She had no choice and let him in She was afraid of neighbours' talking All people say it is a sin To leave a soldier in the darkness walking. But as he asked for some dinner She couldn't overcome her sparing; She said her shelf could not be cleaner And its condition is dispairing. He said he'll teach her a receipt To make a dish of stones. He made his mind without deceipt She'll eat her meal alone. So he took a pot And asked her for some oil, While the oil got hot, He put the stones to boil. He cut  an onion into dices And left them fry to gold. He cut some meat and added spices, He managed with her scold, He even got tomato sauce And put it in the meal of stones The hostess poked her curious nose And said to her this meal was known. She said she cooked it on her own, And explained in haste She never put in it a...

  Once ago in farest ends A peasant and a snake were friends. He always put for her some milk into a bowl And as she left with thankful soul She spat a golden coin for him. And their frienship could last forever as it seemed, But the peasant got old and couldn't get to the field on his own, So he sent his son to work next to the pile of stones. The father told his son about his friendship with the snake And advised him how to please her for good sake. The son had no good in his heart; He hid a sword into his cart. He thought there was a treasure in the stone pile hidden, So in his mind he made a choice, which was forbidden; He took the sword, attacked too bold To kill the snake and steal the gold, But all his efforts were in vain, Because his greed made him insane; He cut her tail, she bit his foot, And soon he put on wooden suit. If you follow the advice of greed Often you may get not what you need.

  Once the ox came back from the field And saw the pig, eating from its rack. His heart for fairness thoroughly appealed He made his mind to fight injustice back. The ox pretended to be very sick His owner left him in the barn to rest He had no choice and took the carefree pig To pull the plough with its fat chest. The pig dragged itself back into the shed Covering íts rage behind a smile It told the ox what the owner said As he was talking with his neighbour for a while. "If my ox does not recover in a day I'll have to pull its knife" Since then all wiser people say The ox works for his life.

  A girl was born long time ago; Her mother Love called her Faith. But life was with the girl too raw, Because she met all people's hate. Faith lived always in fear, People called her mother mad: Love said her daughter just appeared, That God was her real dad. Once Faith hid in the old shrine Away from people's words of dirt: But why her father so divine Lets others make her hurt? Many months and years passed. She lived from the religious gifts. Faith grew up a winsome lass; That's where her story shifts. A king called Might looked at her vision; His heart fell blind with adoration; He changed her name to Religion And Might and Faith ruled over the nation. And if you have some patience, Searching the highlight. It is true, that Faith gives us salvation, But look for her by Might.

  In ancient Rome there was a slave, Who wished his soul was free. Because of his immoral crave, The Romans disagreed, He was put on heavy trial And sentence was all set: For his unrightful strong denial He had to pay with death. The Romans left him on the aren To be the hungry lion's fiest But their labor was all barren The lion didnot harm him least. They say it must be what God willed If prayers reach his seat; But not to be by lion killed, You should give it meat.

 People were to dogs to rough And dogs decided that they had enough They gathered in a meeting altogether They found some ink and piece of leather And wrote their wishes in a pact How dogs and humans had to act. They took the route to king of land, Cause all the justice was in his hand. There was a river they should cross They gave their letter to their boss They crossed the river, but it was fact He ate the "Dogs and Humans Pact". Those we choose to serve society Should always have honour and propriety. For more visit: https://www.amazon.de/Fables-Wisdom-Short-Words-Poetry/dp/B0B2TT6PFM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1Z97TA1B6NXOK&keywords=tanya+guleria&qid=1654595756&sprefix=tanya+guleria%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1

  Long ago in farest ends A peasant and a bearess were friends They shared all troubles and all good, And their friendship was all truth. But once the bearess was very polite And decided her friend to invite To come to her abundant fiest, Where man would celebrate with beast. There was a lot of food and wine; The human ate and drunk as swine; For her the hosting was a pleasure; The bearess was as friend real treasure. And on the other day the bearess asked the peasant If something in her home was too unpleasant The peasant said he didn't want to make her sad, But something in her home smelled very bad. The bearess took a knife and hurt her paw, Some weeks and months went ago, She asked the peasant once to test If from the wound there is some rest. He checked her skin with greatest care And in the end he told the bear: He saw no scar and felt no flaw On the skin or muscles of the paw. "No wound leaves such a painful trace As words which lack respect and grace."