The Spring Melody

Written by: Muhammad Anwar Andar

First Lane: 

Shafiq is taking big bites from a bread. His sister, Madina wants him to take small bites otherwise the bread might get stuck in his throat. Shafiq denies and says that he is used to eating big bites. Meanwhile, the peddler comes and after greeting, he asks the children about their argument.

Madina shares the issue with him. Peddler says that sometimes big bites cause a big problem. Shafiq asks about the problem. Peddler brings out the magic mirror from his bag. The children see a family eating lunch. A child is taking big bites; his mother prevents him but he doesn’t accept. Meanwhile, a bite sticks in his throat; his eyes bulge out of their sockets and he cannot breathe.

His mother hits him on his back but the child falls on the ground and gets unconscious. A few seconds later, the boy comes on sense. His mother says to him that she always prevents him not take big bites but he doesn’t accept. The child promises that he will never take big bites anymore.

Peddler takes the mirror bag in his bag. Peddler says that taking big bites sometimes causes the death of the person too.

Shafiq promises that he would also never take a big bite. Peddler goes to the next lane.

Second Lane:

Adila and his brother, Naim are sitting beside a stream and they are counting fish in the stream.

Peddler comes and after greeting, he says that he remembers a joke about fish.

Adila wants the peddler to tell the joke to them too. Peddler tells the following joke,

“A teacher asked a student to tell the name of 50 animals that live in water.

The student replied, the fish; his father; his mother; his sisters; brothers, and other his relatives.”

The children like the joke. The peddler asks the children if they have a gift for the peddler.

Naim replies that he has learned a melody about spring. Peddler wants to tell the melody to him and other children.

Naim tells the melody. Peddler wants him to repeat it once more. Naim repeats it. Children learn it and the peddler goes to the other lane.

Third Lane:

Shaheen and Talwasa are waiting for Lalo Mama and the Golden Wing fairy to come and tell them the second part of the story of “The Tricky Crow”.

The Golden Wing fairy wants them to repeat the previous part of the story and they do.

The fairy tells them the second part of the story and the children learn the story and the peddler goes home.