Water Bottle

Written by: Abdul Sabour Janbaz

The peddler enters the alley but does not see any child. He worries about the absence of the children. Suddenly, he sees that Najiba and Naqeeb are arguing. The peddler approaches and after greeting them, he asks the reason for their argument.

Naqib replies that he is thirsty, but Najiba does not let him drink water from his bottle.

The peddler asks Najiba about the cause. Najiba replies that she is sick and her teacher told her not to drink water from other people's bottles and not to give her bottle to others.

Naqib asks the reason. Peddler brings out a pair of magic eyeglasses and wants Naqib to see the water bottle on the magic eyeglasses.

Naqib sees many small objects in the water and asks the peddler about them.

Peddler says that the water of the bottle is infected and the small objects are called germs and if a healthy person drinks from such water, he/she might get sick.

Naqib thanks his sister, Najiba for not giving him the bottle.

Children want the peddler to tell them a joke if he knows.

 The peddler tells the following joke, “A sick boy went to the doctor and told the doctor that when he puts his finger anywhere on his body, that part of his body hurts. The doctor noticed that his finger was injured, and when he put his injured finger on any part of his body, he felt pain in his finger, but he thought that the pain was from another part of his body.’

Children love jokes and the peddler goes to the next alley.

Second Lane: 

Mustafa asks his sister, Shabnam, which sound of the alphabet the peddler will teach them today. Meanwhile, the peddler arrives and after greeting, the children discuss the alphabet problem.

The peddler tells them that the melody starts with the sound "ch" and asks them to find the sound “ch” in more words.

The children find some words that start with “ch”. The peddler gives a gift to each of them and then he goes to the other alley.

Third Lane:

Nazia and Murad are repeating the previous part of the serial story. Peddler comes with the Golden Wing fairy and the children welcome them.

Nazia wants the fairy to tell a new part of the story and the fairy tells them part three of the story of the “proud Ant”.