Hot Stove

  Written by: Abdullah Fazli

Yonas was a boy, living with his family. He was always playing with his friends. One day, when his sister, Yasmeen was alone at home, she heard Yonas’s shouting and ran towards him. She saw that Yonas’s face was burnt. She put some mud on his face.

Meanwhile, Yonas’s father came home and saw that Yonas face was burnt. He called Yonas’s uncle, who had a car to help them in transferring Yonas to the clinic but his car was damaged at that time. Yonas’s father carried him to the clinic on the horse.

Doctor asked Yonas about the incident. Yonas did not dare to tell anything about it because he was afraid of his father. The doctor insisted to tell the whole story. Yonas said: I was playing on the ground with my friends. The weather was very cold and I was chilled. I went home and put some woods on the stove and poured some fuel on the woods to make fire. When I lit a match, the oil burned and its flames reached to my face.

The doctor prescribed him some medicines and advised him not to touch with fire. Yonas promised that he would never make fire anymore.