Clever Naweed

Written by: Abdullah Fazli

Nawid a 7th-grade student, was living in a green village. He was a very intelligent boy and was always getting the first position in his class.

Naweed’s father was a worker and he was always paying attention to the education of his son. After the end of the annual exam, one-day Naweed went to school to get his exam result. As usual, this time he also got the first position. The school administration gave him besides result sheet, an honor certification too. The school staff and students congratulated him. Naweed was very happy and went home. His father took him to the market and bought him some gifts.

A few days later, Naweed went again to school to get new books. While he reached school, most of the students were appreciating Naweed’s intelligence and were saying that if even Naweed does not study, he would get the first position. Naweed received the new books and went out from school. On the way to his home, he visited one of his friends, Sabor. Sabor asked Naweed to go with him for playing. Naweed rejected playing and said that he would go home and would study his lessons but Sabor remembered him the students saying that if even Naweed does not study, he would get the first position. Naweed accepted to go for playing with him. After that day, Naweed left studying and he was always playing with his friends.

The school started and Naweed went to school. When the teacher was asking a question, Naweed was not able to answer it and he was not studying his lesson and he thought that without studying, he would come first in the school.

The days of exams arrived but Naweed was not able to solve all questions and at the result, he lost his position. He became very sad and went home. His father said him that I asked you to study but you preferred to play and in the result, you lost your position. Naweed promised to study hard and get his position again.