Kalila and Dimna: The Mouse Girl
A sage turns a mouse into a girl; the girl wants to marry not the sun, the cloud, the wind or the mountain, but a mouse.
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A sage was praying on a riverbank when a mouse fell from the sky into his hands; an eagle had dropped it. The sage took pity on the mouse, turned it into a little girl by magic and raised her as his own daughter.
The girl grew up and reached the age to marry. The sage said, "Let me find you the strongest in the world." He went to the Sun: "Take my daughter, you are the strongest." The Sun said, "No, the cloud covers me; it is stronger than I." He went to the Cloud. The Cloud said, "The wind drives me; it is stronger than I." He went to the Wind. The Wind said, "The mountain stops me; it is stronger than I." He went to the Mountain. The Mountain laughed: "The mouse bores into me and makes its nest inside me. The one stronger than I is the mouse."
The sage went to the mouse. "Will you take my daughter?" The mouse said, "I will, but the girl must be a mouse." The sage asked the girl. The girl said, "Turn me into a mouse, father; I was a mouse anyway, and it turns out the mouse is the strongest of all."
The sage turned the girl into a mouse. The two mice went hand in hand into their nest inside the mountain.
Kalila says: everyone returns to their own nature, and the strongest is not the biggest, but the one who knows their place. You know your place too: your bed. Go on, sleep.
The tale ends here. Sleep well.
Kalila and Dimna: The Mouse Girl is a children's tale from Kalila and Dimna, suitable for ages 4-9 and about 2 minutes long. Read it free on Masal Merkezi, play a lullaby or nature sound in the background, tap any word to see its Turkish meaning and save it to your favorites. For similar tales browse the Kalila and Dimna category.
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