The World Thickest Book

 Written by: Najia Nijat

Amina goes to the castle to visit Lalo Mama. Her brother, Bilal arrives late. Amina asks him that why he did not come by his bicycle. Bilal replies that his bicycle was punctured and he wanted to repair it but it was getting late and let the bicycle puncture repairment equipment on the yard and he came to the castle.

Amina blames him for leaving the sharp equipment on the ground and she worries that the children might hurt themselves with them but Bilal doesn’t care about it.

 Meanwhile, Lalo Mama comes and after greeting he asks about their argument.

 Amina shares the issue with Lalo Mama.

Lalo Mama says that we should keep sharp equipment safe after using otherwise the children might harm themselves with them but Bilal doestn care about it. Lalo Mama turns on his mobile phone’s recorder.

Samia, a resident of Kunar province says, “I was sewing clothes and I put the needle in the corner of a mattress. The needle stuck in my small sister’s foot and the doctor brought out it from her foot by surgical operation.”

Laila, a resident of Nangarhar province says, “I cut some vegetables and I left the knife on the surface of the room. My small brother took  it and hurt his hand and we took him to the doctor.”

Bilal accepts his mistake and promises that he would keep the sharp instruments in a safe place out of reach of the children afterward. Meanwhile, Amina sees a thick book on a table in the corridor of the castle and she says to Lalo that it’s the first time to see such a thick book.

 Lalo Mama says that this book might have about 300 pages but he knows about a book that has more than 10 thousand pages.

The guests want more information about that book. Lalo Mama opens a window for them.

Window:

In the window, Amina and Bilal watch a tv. A spokesman talks about the world thicket book.

The spokesman says, that the world's thickest book "Abwab al-Najah" with 10,551 pages was written by a young Algerian girl "Noor Ta'ullah" and this book is registered in the Guinness Book of Records.

 Noora has been dreaming of writing such a book since the age of 13 until she finally completed the book. The girl, who has a bachelor's degree in law, has devoted the content of her book to thousands of popular laws, old proverbs, and myths that have come from people and their daily lives.”

Lalo Mama closes the window.

Amina and Bilal like the information and they promise to share it with their friends too.