Change

 Written by: Wajiha Sayar

First Lane:

Saleem hides some things in his hand and asks her sister, Shukria about them. Salim asks some signs of them. Saleem shakes his fist. Shukria hears a sharp ringing sound and replies that Saleem has taken the Pawlis which her mother wants to embroider on his skirt. Meanwhile, the peddler arrives and after greeting, he asks about the cause of their argument.

Shukria complains that Saleem has taken her skirt’s Pawlis.

Saleem opens his fist. The peddler says that they are not Pawlis, they are coins or change.

 Shukria asks about the coin. Peddler says that a coin is a small, flat, round piece of metal money and people call them change used primarily as a medium of exchange. For example, if anyone gives a hundred Afghanis note to a shopkeeper, and wants to buy something, the shopkeeper would give him/her the remained money back and it’s called change. We have one Afghani, two Afghanis, and Five Afghanis coins and the remains are in notes.

Saleem and Shukria thank the peddler for the information about the change. Peddler goes to the next lane.

Second Lane:

Peddler enters into the lane. Children welcome him. The peddler wants them to tell him a joke.

Yusuf says the following joke, “A doctor was visiting madhouse. A madman said to the doctor that he is recovered and wanted him to release him from the madhouse.

The doctor showed a ball and asked about it from the madman. The madman replied that it is round dough that dried in the sun.”

Children and the peddler like the joke. When the peddler wants to go to the other lane, Zahra stops and tells him a melody about the night. Peddler likes the melody and goes to the last lane.

Third Lane:

Qudsia and Ghafar are waiting for Lalo Mama and the Golden Wing fairy to come and tell them a new part of the story.

Meanwhile, Peddler arrives with the fairy and after greeting, the fairy wants the children to repeat the previous part of the story of Hand Washing. Qudsia and Ghafar tell the previous part and the fairy tells a new part of the serial story, “Hand Washing.”