Stories About Quarrels



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This page features a collection of stories centered around conflicts, quarrels, and resolutions. These tales explore various forms of discord between creatures, individuals, and even forces of nature, providing lessons on peace, understanding, and harmony.

Feuds Between Creatures

Some stories highlight the quarrels between animals or mythical beings. In The War of the Alligators, a group of alligators builds dams to protect themselves from a steamer, only for their structures to be destroyed by a warship. They seek help from a former ally, the Surubí, who provides a torpedo, and the alligators triumph. Similarly, in The Serpent and the Eagle, a countryman saves an eagle from a serpent, but the serpent poisons his water, and the eagle prevents him from drinking it. The Lion and the Boar also explores a quarrel over who should drink first from a well. The lion and boar stop fighting after realizing vultures are waiting to prey on the loser, and they become friends.

Personal Disagreements

Several stories focus on personal quarrels and the resolutions that come from understanding. The Magic Mouthful shows how a woman, unhappy in her marriage, learns from an old woman to fill her mouth with water when her husband scolds her, which prevents arguments. The Father and His Sons teaches a similar lesson about unity when a father demonstrates to his quarreling sons that harmony makes them strong. In The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble, two trees argue about their beauty, but a bramble interrupts, urging them to stop their vain disputes.

Quarrels Between Humans

Human conflict also plays a significant role in many of these stories. The False Prince And The True tells of a prince who is attacked during a tennis match, leading to a confrontation with a nobleman and the nobleman’s eventual recognition as the true heir to the throne. The Worthy One explores a king’s death, leaving his sons to compete for the throne by confessing their father’s sins. The fourth son is crowned for honoring his father and remaining silent about his wrongdoings. The Man and the Lion recounts the argument between a man and a lion over strength, with the man’s statue showing the lion being strangled by a man, proving that if lions could create statues, they would show the opposite.

Nature’s Conflicts

Nature itself is also a source of conflict in these stories. In The Battle of the Winds, Old Father Neptune explains how the North and East Winds battle, causing chaos at sea. The Theft of the Fairies’ Wands tells of goblins and gnomes who steal fairies’ wands, only to be forced to beg for forgiveness after the Fairy Queen’s intervention. The Quarrel of the Months involves the months of the year debating their importance, but Mother Earth reassures them that each is essential to the year’s balance.

These stories collectively explore themes of conflict, resolution, and the importance of cooperation and understanding in the face of disputes.