The Puzzle

Written by: Najia Nijat

While Nafisa and Emal were playing in the lane, rain started. They stood under a shelter. Emal suggested to Nafisa to tell a puzzle and he would find the correct answer. In the meantime, peddler arrived and he also stood under the shelter. Emal and Nafisa greeted him. Nafisa wanted the peddler to tell them a new puzzle and they would try to find the correct answer.

Peddler asked them for the answer to the following puzzle: what is that when the sky cries, it also cries? Emal said that it is the ground. Peddler did not accept his answer. Nafisa said that it might be a stream but peddler did not accept her answer too. Peddler told them some clues to the answer. Nafisa and Emal found the correct answer which was downpipe. Peddler gave them some gifts and went to another alley.

2nd lane:

Bilal and Zarghona were waiting for the peddler to come and tell them the last episode of the Small Girl Tale. Peddler arrived and greeted the children. Zarghona asked peddler tell them the remaining of the story.

Peddler told the last part of the story as follows:

5th Episode:

When the first mouse wanted to sell Small Girl to the second mouse, Small Girl shouted and a cat heard her voice and came near to the cave. Both mice hid in the cave.  Small Girl became happy and went to a jungle. she saw a bird which was trapped. She released the bird from the net.  The mice arrived and wanted to bring back Small Girl to their cave but the bird sat Small Girl on her back and flew up. After a while, the bird came down into a flower garden and told to the Small Girl that these flowers are very kind and if you need, they would help you.

Another bird came and introduced herself as the king of this garden. Small Girl told her the whole story and asked her to bring her to Tahmina’s house. The King gave a pair of wings to her and flew with her toward Tahmina’s house. When Tahmina saw her friend, Small Girl alive, she became very happy and thanked the King for helping Small Girl. The king said that good mood and kindness of you two caused to meet each other again.