Harms of Betel leaf (Paan)

Written by: Abdul Sabor Janbaz

Adila and Abdullah go fast to the castle. Abdul rests on the lawn. Lalo Mama comes and welcomes them and asks Abdullah about his tiredness. Abdullah replies that they came so fast that he thought his heart might come out from his chest.

Lalo Mama takes them inside the castle, and there he says that if his heart comes out from his chest, he could keep it inside his bag.

Adila laughs. Lalo Mama opens a window for their information.

Window:

In the window, Hamed and his sister, Zaiba are watching television.

A doctor is talking about the heart transplant. The doctor says that if a patient’s heart fails to function and his/her heart should be transplanted with another’s heart. If there is no one ready to give his/her heart to the patient, the doctors transplant an artificial heart to him/her till they find a real heart.

The artificial heart is kept in a bag, and the patient transfers it on his/her back.

Lalo Mama closes the window.

Abdullah and Adila thank Lalo Mama for the information.

Abdullah brings out a paan (Betel) and says to Lalo  Mama that most of the youths of the village are used to paan, and he adds that one of his friends gave it to him too.

Lalo Mama says that using paan is harmful to health and adds that a young boy infected with cancer due to using paan and, then he opens a window about it.

Window:

In the window, Yusuf brings out a  paan from his pocket and puts it in his mouth, and wants his other friends to use it.

Jalal doesn’t accept and says that paan is also like tobacco and it would be harmful to the health but Yusuf doesn’t accept.

Meanwhile, the doctor of the village comes and says that using paan is dangerous to health, and then he sees Yusuf’s mouth ulcer and says that his mouth ulcer is also caused by using paan and this ulcer might be cancer and wants Yusuf to go to the hospital for a checkup.

Lalo Mama closes this window too.

Abdullah and Adila thank Lalo for informing them of the harms of using paan, and they become happy about not using paan.