Contaminated Apples

Written by: Muhammad Anwar Andar

Fatima is playing with her brother, Abid in the lane. Abid says that he is hungry. Fatima says that she is also hungry. Abid asks about the apples that his mother has given them when they were coming out of the home. Fatima replies that she has put them beside the wall on the ground. They both take an apple and when they want to eat them, the peddler comes and prevents them from eating.

Fatima asks the reason. The peddler replies that the apples are contaminated but Fatima doesn’t accept and says that her mother has washed them. Peddler says that when they put clean edibles on the ground, they might contaminate, and if they eat them, they might become sick, and then the peddler gives them two pairs of magic glasses and they see many small objects on the apples.

Peddler says that the small objects are microbes and if they eat contaminated fruits and other edibles, the microbes go inside their stomach they might become sick.

Fatima and Abid promise that they would never eat unwashed fruits and vegetables and would not put such things on the ground. Peddler appreciates them and then he goes to the next lane.

Second Lane:

Marwa is telling a puzzle to Ajmal and wants him to find its correct answer. Meanwhile, the peddler arrives and after greeting him, the children want him to tell them a puzzle and they would try to find the answer.

Peddler tells them the following puzzle:

“What is that which eats more but never feels full?”

The children find some answer but the peddler doesn’t accept. Finally, Ajmal finds the correct answer which is fire.

The children want their gift. The peddler tells them the following joke as a gift.

“A teacher told his student that he is like their father and wanted them not to be ashamed if they have any question. A student stood up and told the teacher; Father, give me my pocket money please.”

The children like the joke and the peddler goes to the last lane.

Third Lane:

Ali and Shahida are waiting for the peddler and Golden Wing fairy to come and tell them a new part of the story, Tricky Crow.

Peddler and Golden Wing fairy come and after greeting the children repeat the previous part of the story and the Golden Wing fairy tells them the fifth part of the Tricky Crow.