Polka Dots Ball

  Written by: Asma Kakar

Once upon a time, there was a boy, Sharif and his sister Maliha living with their family in a village. One day while they were playing at their home, their cousin, Ramzia came to their home and she had a beautiful doll in her hand.

Ramzia said that her father has bought the doll for her and also, he has bought a ball for her brother, Ahmad. Ramzia invited Maliha to her home to share her doll’s wedding ceremony the next day. She said to Sharif that Ahmad was waiting for his coming too.

Sharif and Maliha asked their mother to buy them new toys but she said that they do not have enough money to buy them new toys.

Sharif asked Maliha to go with him and he said that he knows how to buy new toys. They took their toys and went outside the home.

Sharif asked Maliha to throw her doll in the stream and he would throw her ball in it too and their mother would buy them new toys.

Sharif threw his ball in the stream and he saw that his ball was floating on the surface of the water, he became very happy. Maliha also threw her doll in the stream and went home. Maliha went out back from the home and took her doll from the stream, hid it in the room, and said nothing to Sharif.

The next day, Sharif’s aunt’s family was coming to their home. Sharif and Maliha asked their mother again to buy them new toys. Sharif said that his ball lost and he wants to play with his cousin the next day. His mother said that they do not have money to buy them new toys.

Sharif became sad he asked Maliha to go with to bring their old toys back from the stream. Maliha said that she has taken her doll from the stream last day. Sharif went toward the stream but he could not find his doll. Sharif asked his friends to borrow him a ball but no one had a ball. Maliha showed him a boy who had a cloth ball. Sharif asked the boy to give his cloth ball for a day but the boy denied and said that he likes his cloth ball.

Sharif regretted that why he threw his ball in the stream.