Mobile Phone

 Written by: Najia Nijat

1st Lane:

Khatera and Haroon are waiting for Peddler to come and gives them their gifts. peddler arrives and they greet him. Khatera asks Peddler about their gifts. Peddler says that he has brought a nice car for Haroon and a doll for Khatera and when they answer the question correctly, he would give them the gifts. Children accept and want Peddler to ask the question.

Peddler asks them to find some names that start with the voice of“kh”.

Haroon says that Khatera’s name starts with the voice of “kh”. Khatera says that Badakhshan also starts with “kh” but peddler doesn’t accept her answer and says that “kh” is in the middle of Badakhshan. Haroon and Khatera find some names start with “kh” and Peddler gives them their gifts and then he goes to another alley.

2nd Lane:

Muska and Farid are very sad when Peddler enters the alley and greet them. Peddler asks them that why they are sad?

Muska says that my sister’s hand was burnt and there is no mobile phone to call to my father. Peddler takes her father’s phone number and called to him.

Peddler asks Muska if they have a mobile phone at home or not. Muska says that they had but while her brother, Farid was playing with it, he dropped it in water and it doesn’t work now.

Peddler says the mobile phone is one of the home’s necessities and we have not to play with it. Peddler says that If I would not come here, how would you inform your father of the incident?

Farid regrets and promises that he would never use mobile as a toy. Peddler appreciates him and goes to another lane.