Ice Slippery

  Written by: Muhammad Anwar

First Lane:

Abid and Sanga are compiling snow in front of their house for making ice slippery.

Peddler comes and they welcome him. Peddler asks them if they make a snowman. Abid says that he wants to make an ice slippery. Peddler asks him where he wants to make it. Abid says that in front of his house.

Peddler says that if he makes ice slippery in front of his, he might face the problem as Najeeb faced.

Sanga asks about Najeeb. Peddler brings out his magic mirror from the bag. In the mirror, they see that Najeeb and his sister, Lema are making ice slippery in front of their house. At evening, Najeeb pours some water on it.

When Najeeb comes out early in the morning from his house, he forgets that he has made ice slippery, and he slips on the ice slipper and breaks his hand. His father takes him to the hospital and the doctor applied a splint for his broken hand. Najeeb is very regretful for his work.

peddler keeps the mirror back in his bag. Abid says that he would never make ice slippery anymore. Peddler turns on the talking box.

Madina, a resident of Ahmad Shah Baba mena, Kabul city says: “whenever snow falls in the winter, I make slippery but away from the public ways and homes.”

Najeeb promises that he would make the ice slippery far from public ways. Peddler goes to the next alley.

Second Lane:

Madeena says to Arif that she has learned a new joke. Arif asks her to tell it to him too. Meanwhile, the peddler comes. Madeena and Arif welcome him. Arif says that Madeena has learned a new joke. Peddler asks Madeena to tell the joke.

Madeena says: “A man bought some arsenic from a shopkeeper. The man asked the shopkeeper how to use it. The shopkeeper said to open the mouse's mouth and then pour the powder in her mouth. The man asked that if the mouse does not open her mouth? The shopkeeper said that then tickle her and she would open her mouth.”

Peddler likes the joke and then he tells the following puzzle and asks the children to find the correct answer: “what is that which is hard but it is not a stone; she has four feet but she is not a camel and she lays eggs but she is not a bird?”

Madeena and Arif find some answer but the peddler does not accept. Finally, Madeena finds the correct answer which is the turtle. Peddler appreciates by giving them some gifts and then he goes to the story alley.

Story Lane:

Rahila and Shoaib are waiting for the peddler to come and tells the new part of the story: Kind Rabbit.

Peddler arrives and they warmly welcome him.

Rahila asks the peddler to tell them a new part of the story.

Peddler asks them to repeat the previous part. They say: An old rabbit was passing Long Ear’s house and she heard the crying of Long Year. She knocked on the door but no one opened it. The old rabbit entered the house and saw that Long Ear was very sick and could not move. The old rabbit asked about her sickness. Long Ear said that she is so sick that even could not go out to find something for eating. The old rabbit told her that if she had friends, then they might help her and bring her foods but Long Year was still condemning other rabbits. While old rabbit saw that Long Ear was backbiting, she wanted to leave her house but Long Ear was begging not to leave her.”

Peddler says that the old rabbit found some medical herbs.

Kind Rabbit: Part Four:

The old rabbit went back to Long Ear’s house and found him crying. Old rabbit asked the reason. Long Ear said that she has no friend to visit her and she is suffering from loneliness.

The old rabbit asked her to think about why all left her alone and when anyone sees you, why she/he changes her/his way.

Long Ear remembered about her bad behavior with others.

The old rabbit told her that kindness causes kindness and cruelty causes injustice. Long Ear asked how. The old rabbit said that she would show a way that all rabbit would become your friends again but you should apply what I say.

End of Part Four