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Classic Arabic stories
100 retellings of old fables, tales from the Arabian Nights, Juha jokes and other traditional stories, in simple Arabic. Tap any word to hear it and see its meaning and pronunciation. You can also turn on word origins to see each word’s root.
Level 1: very short and simple. Level 2: everyday sentences. Level 3: longer tales.
Level 1 · 9 sentences
The Lion and the Mouse
الْأَسَدُ وَالْفَأْرُ
Level 1 · 9 sentences
The Tortoise and the Hare
السُّلَحْفَاةُ وَالْأَرْنَبُ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Thirsty Crow
الْغُرَابُ الْعَطْشَانُ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Fox and the Grapes
الثَّعْلَبُ وَالْعِنَبُ
Level 1 · 9 sentences
The Ant and the Grasshopper
النَّمْلَةُ وَالْجُنْدُبُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Shepherd and the Wolf
الرَّاعِي وَالذِّئْبُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Father and His Sons
الْأَبُ وَأَبْنَاؤُهُ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Dog and the Bone
الْكَلْبُ وَالْعَظْمَةُ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Goose and the Golden Eggs
الْإِوَزَّةُ وَالْبَيْضُ الذَّهَبِيُّ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Wind and the Sun
الرِّيحُ وَالشَّمْسُ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Two Goats
الْعَنْزَتَانِ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Fox and the Crow
الثَّعْلَبُ وَالْغُرَابُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
فَأْرُ الْمَدِينَةِ وَفَأْرُ الْقَرْيَةِ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Wolf in a Sheepskin
الذِّئْبُ وَجِلْدُ الْخَرُوفِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Oak and the Reed
الْبَلُّوطَةُ وَالْقَصَبَةُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Fox and the Stork
الثَّعْلَبُ وَاللَّقْلَقُ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Frog and the Bull
الضِّفْدَعُ وَالثَّوْرُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
الْحِمَارُ وَجِلْدُ الْأَسَدِ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Miser and His Treasure
الْبَخِيلُ وَالْكَنْزُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Farmer and the Snake
الْفَلَّاحُ وَالْأَفْعَى
Level 2 · 11 sentences
The Lion and the Clever Hare
الْأَسَدُ وَالْأَرْنَبُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Crow and the Snake
الْغُرَابُ وَالْأَفْعَى
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Monkey and the Wedge
الْقِرْدُ وَالْوَتَدُ
Level 3 · 11 sentences
The Heron and the Crab
الْمَالِكُ الْحَزِينُ وَالسَّرَطَانُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
السُّلَحْفَاةُ وَالْبَطَّتَانِ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Three Fish
ثَلَاثُ سَمَكَاتٍ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Mongoose and the Baby
النِّمْسُ وَالطِّفْلُ
Level 3 · 12 sentences
The Iron Scale
الْمِيزَانُ الْحَدِيدِيُّ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Two Thieves and the Donkey
اللِّصَّانِ وَالْحِمَارُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
The Lion and the Bull
الْأَسَدُ وَالثَّوْرُ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
Juha and the Lost Key
جُحَا وَالْمِفْتَاحُ الضَّائِعُ
Level 2 · 11 sentences
Juha and the Pot
جُحَا وَالْقِدْرُ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Moon in the Well
الْقَمَرُ فِي الْبِئْرِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
Juha, His Son and the Donkey
جُحَا وَابْنُهُ وَالْحِمَارُ
Level 1 · 10 sentences
Juha's Talk
خُطْبَةُ جُحَا
Level 2 · 7 sentences
Juha at the Feast
جُحَا فِي الْوَلِيمَةِ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Pumpkin and the Walnut
الْقَرْعَةُ وَالْجَوْزَةُ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
Juha and the Donkeys
جُحَا وَالْحَمِيرُ
Level 1 · 8 sentences
The Hot Soup
الشُّورْبَةُ السَّاخِنَةُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Thieves at Night
اللُّصُوصُ فِي اللَّيْلِ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
Ali Baba and the Cave
عَلِي بَابَا وَالْكَهْفُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
Clever Morgiana
مَرْجَانَةُ الذَّكِيَّةُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
Aladdin and the Lamp
عَلَاءُ الدِّينِ وَالْمِصْبَاحُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
Sindbad and the Island
السِّنْدِبَادُ وَالْجَزِيرَةُ
Level 3 · 9 sentences
Sindbad and the Giant Bird
السِّنْدِبَادُ وَالطَّائِرُ الْعِمْلَاقُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
The Fisherman and the Jinni
الصَّيَّادُ وَالْمَارِدُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
Abu al-Hasan and the Caliph
أَبُو الْحَسَنِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ
Level 3 · 8 sentences
The Old Man of the Sea
شَيْخُ الْبَحْرِ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Ox and the Donkey
الثَّوْرُ وَالْحِمَارُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
Shahrazad
شَهْرَزَادُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
Hatim and the Guests
حَاتِمٌ وَالضُّيُوفُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Wise Judge
الْقَاضِي الذَّكِيُّ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Blind Men and the Elephant
الْعُمْيَانُ وَالْفِيلُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Stonecutter
قَاطِعُ الْحَجَرِ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The King's New Clothes
الْمَلِكُ وَالثَّوْبُ الْجَدِيدُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The King and the Falcon
الْمَلِكُ وَالصَّقْرُ
Level 1 · 9 sentences
The Honest Woodcutter
الْحَطَّابُ الْأَمِينُ
Level 1 · 9 sentences
The Little Hen
الدَّجَاجَةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Three Rabbits and the Wolf
الْأَرَانِبُ الثَّلَاثَةُ وَالذِّئْبُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Mice and the Bell
الْفِئْرَانُ وَالْجَرَسُ
Level 2 · 11 sentences
Little Layla and the Wolf
لَيْلَى وَالذِّئْبُ
Level 3 · 11 sentences
Puss in Boots
الْقِطُّ ذُو الْحِذَاءِ
Level 3 · 11 sentences
Cinderella
سِنْدَرِيلَا
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Ugly Duckling
فَرْخُ الْبَطِّ الْقَبِيحُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Three Bears
ثَلَاثَةُ دِبَبَةٍ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Baked Boy
الصَّبِيُّ الْمَخْبُوزُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Shoemaker and the Elves
الْإِسْكَافِيُّ وَالْأَقْزَامُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Princess and the Pea
الْأَمِيرَةُ وَالْحَبَّةُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Frog Prince
الضِّفْدَعُ الْأَمِيرُ
Level 3 · 10 sentences
The Fisherman and the Magic Fish
الصَّيَّادُ وَالسَّمَكَةُ السِّحْرِيَّةُ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Camel and the Mouse
الْجَمَلُ وَالْفَأْرُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Four Oxen and the Lion
الثِّيرَانُ الْأَرْبَعَةُ وَالْأَسَدُ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Boy and the Nuts
الْوَلَدُ وَالْجَوْزُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Fox and the Goat in the Well
الثَّعْلَبُ وَالتَّيْسُ فِي الْبِئْرِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Milkmaid
بِنْتُ اللَّبَنِ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Dog in the Barn
الْكَلْبُ فِي الْحَظِيرَةِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Two Friends and the Bear
الصَّدِيقَانِ وَالدُّبُّ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Gnat and the Lion
الْبَعُوضَةُ وَالْأَسَدُ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Axe and the Trees
الْفَأْسُ وَالْأَشْجَارُ
Level 2 · 6 sentences
The Two Pots
الْقِدْرَانِ
Level 3 · 11 sentences
The Three Brothers and the Camel
الْإِخْوَةُ الثَّلَاثَةُ وَالْجَمَلُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Honest Boy
الْوَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Parrot and the Merchant
الْبَبَّغَاءُ وَالتَّاجِرُ
Level 1 · 7 sentences
The Ant and the Dove
النَّمْلَةُ وَالْحَمَامَةُ
Level 1 · 5 sentences
The Crab and His Mother
السَّرَطَانُ وَأُمُّهُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Cat and the Fox
الْقِطَّةُ وَالثَّعْلَبُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Tortoise and the Eagle
السُّلَحْفَاةُ وَالنَّسْرُ
Level 2 · 8 sentences
The Frogs Who Wanted a King
الضَّفَادِعُ وَالْمَلِكُ
Level 3 · 8 sentences
The Sparrow's Three Pieces of Advice
نَصَائِحُ الْعُصْفُورِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Treasure in the Field
الْكَنْزُ فِي الْحَقْلِ
Level 1 · 6 sentences
The Eagle and the Arrow
النَّسْرُ وَالسَّهْمُ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Wolf and the Lamb
الذِّئْبُ وَالْحَمَلُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Wolf and the Crane
الذِّئْبُ وَالْكُرْكِيُّ
Level 2 · 9 sentences
The Lion's Share
نَصِيبُ الْأَسَدِ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Donkey and the Salt
الْحِمَارُ وَالْمِلْحُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Blind Man and the Lame Man
الْأَعْمَى وَالْأَعْرَجُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Deer and the Water
الْغَزَالُ وَالْمَاءُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Fox in the Tree Trunk
الثَّعْلَبُ وَالْجِذْعُ
Level 2 · 7 sentences
The Donkey and the Little Dog
الْحِمَارُ وَالْكَلْبُ الصَّغِيرُ
Level 2 · 10 sentences
The Student and the Sage
الطَّالِبُ وَالْحَكِيمُ
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These tales come from old, traditional sources. The Arabic text and translations are written by Harf for learners.