Noor AzliMay 2, 20213 min readTHE POSTMAN RINGS ONCESergeant Kiera found the letter an envelope torn up and crammed into the bottom of a wastebasket. Reassembling it while wearing plastic...
Noor AzliMay 2, 20213 min readA MAZE OF SUSPECTSInspector Amar was out for a drive on a lonely country road. He saw the police car and the sign for the labyrinth maze at almost the same...
Noor AzliApr 26, 20212 min readLaughter – the Best Medicine (from Reader’s Digest, February & March 2020)Out of Line There was a big sale at the electronics superstore. People queued up outside at 5 a.m. at about 7.30, there was a huge...
Noor AzliApr 18, 20212 min readThe Man who Wanted to Help the ButterflyA man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled...
Noor AzliApr 18, 20212 min readThe Lion, Rats, the Snake and the Honey CombOnce a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him. The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat on a branch. He looked down and...
Noor AzliApr 18, 20211 min readLife is Like Baking A CakeA little boy was telling his grandmother how "everything" is going wrong – his school life, family problems, health problems, problems...
Noor AzliApr 11, 20212 min readThe Wooden BowlA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was...
Noor AzliApr 11, 20212 min readA Brother Like ThatMeor received a car from his brother as a graduation present. One day, when Meor came out of his house, a young boy was walking around...
Noor AzliApr 4, 20213 min readThe Clever KingThere was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a...
Noor AzliApr 4, 20213 min readThe Emperor and the SeedAn emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his...
Noor AzliMar 29, 20213 min readSang Kancil and the Farmer (A Malaysian Children Folktale told by Aaron Shepard)Sang Kancil loved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest. But he loved something else even more. He loved the vegetables in...
Noor AzliMar 29, 20213 min readSang Kancil and the Tiger (A Malaysian Children Folktale told by Aaron Shepard)Sang Kancil was walking through the forest. He was looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though he was small, he was not afraid....