Walking under the Sun
Written by: Muhammad Anwar Andar
First Lane:
Atal and Shafiqa are playing under sunshine. Atal feels nausea. Peddler arrives and Shafiqa shares the issue with him. Peddler takes Atal to the shadow of a tree and splashes water on his face and then he puts a wet handkerchief on Atal’s head. Atal comes to his consciousness.
Shafiqa asks the reason of Atal’s nausea. Peddler brings out the magic mirror from his bag and then he spells on it.
In the mirror, a boy is lying down on the ground. His father takes him to the hospital. The doctor says that the boy is suffering from sunstroke. The boy becomes a little bit well and says that he was playing under sunshine. The doctor advises him not to play under sunshine during summer. Peddler closes the magic mirror.
Shafiqa says that she was also playing under sunshine but she does not feel nausea. Peddler says that you have wrapped a shawl over your head and Atal was bareheaded in the hot sun. Peddler asks them not to walk or work in the hot sun.
Shafiqa asks that how could they go to school?
Peddler says that they could go outside with umbrellas or put a wet shawl or handkerchief on their heads or go to the shadow of trees or walls and also, they should take some drinking water with themselves.
Peddler says that he remembers a joke. Shafiqa asks him to tell the joke. Peddler says that two men were traveling in a bus. When the bus reached to its stop, the first man excused from the second man and said that he could not hear what he was telling in the bus because his one ear has a problem. The second man said that he was just chewing gum.
Shafiqa and Atal like the joke. Peddler wants him to learn more jokes and goes to the next lane.
Second Lane:
Salih and Amina are telling puzzles to each other. Peddler comes and they greet him. Peddler asks about their amusement. Salih says that they were telling puzzles.
Peddler says that a girl, Izzat Bibi has sent a puzzle then he turns on the talking box. Izzat Bibi asks the correct answer to the following puzzle: “what is that thing which is white but it is not snow and it has roots but it is not a tree?”
Salih and Amina find some answers but the peddler doesn’t accept. Finally, Salih finds the correct answer to the puzzle which is teeth.
Peddler gives some gifts to them and then he goes to the lane of the story.
Third Lane: “Lie”
Rabia and Naqib are waiting for the peddler to come and tells them a new story. Peddler arrives and they welcome him. Rabia asks him to tell them a new story.
Peddler starts the story of "Lie" as follows:
“Lie”, First Episode.
“Once upon a time, there were four hens: Black, White, Red, and Piebald, living in neighboring houses.
One-day, Red went out to find something for eating. On the way, she saw Black. Black praised Red's beauty but said that White backbit Red and said that Red's legs are very ugly.
Red said that White is her close friend and she would ask her the reason. Black prevented her from going but Red went away.”
End of the first episode.
Peddler asks the children that what would happen next.