In the south of Spain there was a small village whose inhabitants were very cheerful. The children played under the shady trees in the gardens of their houses.

Near the village lived a shepherd boy named Nasir with his father, mother and grandmother. Every morning he led his herd of goats up the hills to find a suitable place for them to graze. In the afternoon, he returned to the village with them. Every evening his grandmother told him a story - the story of the stars. This story interested Nasir very much.

On one of those days, as Nasir was watching his flock and playing his flute, he suddenly saw a wonderful light behind a flower bush. When he approached the bush, he saw a transparent and very beautiful crystal ball.

The crystal ball glittered like a colorful rainbow. Nasir carefully took it in his hand and turned it over. To his surprise, he suddenly heard a faint voice from the crystal ball. It said, "You can wish for anything your heart desires, and I will grant it to you."

Nasir could not believe that he had actually heard a voice. When he verified that he had actually heard the voice from the crystal ball, he was very confused. He had so many wishes that he could not decide on one particular wish. He said to himself, "If I wait until tomorrow, I will remember many things. Then I will make my wish

He put the crystal ball in a bag, gathered the herd and happily returned to the village. He decided that he would not tell anyone about the crystal ball.

Even the next day, Nasir could not decide what to wish for, because he really had everything he needed.

The days passed as usual, but Nasir still could not make a wish come true. But he seemed to be very cheerful. The people around him were amazed at the change in his disposition.

One day a boy followed Nasir and his flock and hid behind a tree. Nasir sat in a corner as usual, took out the crystal ball and looked at it for a few moments. The boy waited for the moment when Nasir would fall asleep. When Nasir fell asleep after a while, the boy took the crystal ball and ran away.

When he arrived at the village, he called all the people together and showed them the crystal ball. The people of the village took the crystal ball in their hands and turned it over in surprise. Suddenly they heard a voice from inside the crystal ball saying, "I can grant you your wish." One person took the ball and shouted, "I want a bag of gold." Another took the ball and said aloud, "I want two chests full of jewelry." Some of them wished for their own palace with a big door of pure gold instead of their old houses. Some others wished for bags full of jewelry.

All the wishes came true, but the villagers were still not happy. They were envious because the one who had a palace did not have gold and the one who had the gold did not have a palace. Because of this, the villagers were angry with each other and stopped talking to each other. The gardens of the village where the children played no longer existed. There were palaces and gold everywhere. The children became terribly unhappy. Only Nasir and his family were happy and content. Every morning and afternoon he played the flute.

One day the children of the village brought the crystal ball to Nasir. The children said to Nasir, "When we had a small village, we were all happy and joyful." The parents also spoke. They said, "In one way or another, we are all unhappy. The luxurious palaces and jewels only bring us pain."

When Nasir saw that people were very unfortunate, he said, "Although the crystal ball has asked me to make a wish, I have not done it yet. But if you really want everything to return to its place, I will wish for it."

Everyone happily agreed. Nasir took the crystal ball in his hand, turned it over, and wished that the village would return to the way it was before. In an instant, the palaces disappeared, the green gardens appeared, and the old village full of trees was back.

People began to live happily again and children played in the shade of the trees. Nasir lived a contented life every day, playing his flute at sunset. Its sweet sound could be heard throughout the beautiful green village.

Moral: We should be content with what we have and not be greedy.