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Bibi Jan and their father came in. Ahmed held himself still and quiet as a little mouse. "Merza, I asked you to come in here because I wanted to talk to you privately." "What is it, Mother?" "I know you're suffering terribly. I wish I could take away the trials that have come upon you and the family. Sometimes I see you beginning to rise above your sadness and sometimes you're sinking under again. But I see you taking it out on Haleema and the children, and that is adding to their suffering. I notice the children are frightened of you. They try to keep out of your way." "Oh Mother, I thought it was because they don't respect me any more - a onelegged father." "Merza, respect isn't about how many legs you have. I think they're missing the gentle father they used to have... who, after all, is still there beneath the anger." "Mother, you can't imagine how angry I feel sometimes. Why me? Why my children? How am I going to take care of them now?" "Can I not imagine it?" said Bibi Jan, with a piercing look at her son. "As for your questions, there is no answer. Who knows how or why Allah disposes His trials? It is for us to submit, accept and move on with life. We'll find a way to take care of the children. First, you must take care of your anger and sadness. To help the children, we must heal the father." son?" Merza gave a glimmer of a smile. "How did such a wise mother get such a foolish 72
"Merza, Merza," Bibi Jan embraced him. "You are a wonderful son, and I think soon you'll remember that the world still has joy in it." Ahmed was feeling cramped, behind the boxes. He wriggled a little, knocking over a cooking pot. His father and grandmother looked behind the boxes and saw him curled up. "Ahmed! What are you doing?" “Hiding from Jameela." "You heard what we said?" Ahmed nodded. His father beckoned him to come and sit on his knee. "Ahmed, you know Papa has been pretty bad-tempered recently?" Ahmed nodded. "Well, it's because I was so sad and angry and worried about all the bad things that have happened." "Me too, Papa." "You too?" Ahmed nodded. "Well, you know just how I was feeling then." Ahmed nodded. 73
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Afghan Story List 1. Zerka’s Gard
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Story Characters: Jameela: a ten-ye
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Jameela’s Gifts Jameela sat in th
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“Ahmed, I wish you wouldn’t jum
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Abdullah, he will catch it and thro
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The Wisdom of Bibi Jan Story # 2 Wr
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of a school friend due to the traum
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“Jameela, don’t bother me. I ha
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am happy that I am in my bed and no
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Making Cookies Story #3 Written by:
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Page 39 and 40: Yunus’s Song Ahmed and Jameela we
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Page 45 and 46: Leaving Home All was quiet. The red
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Page 55 and 56: Everyone in the two families sat ar
Page 57 and 58: Kaka Ghullam's deep voice boomed ou
Page 61 and 62: Reconciliation Huddled on the floor
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tells her that she will soon have a
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“Can you not sleep, Bibi?” she
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In her garden, Jameela walked with
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the instability of their lives take
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“I can sleep, little one.” “D
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In her garden, Jameela walked with
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the instability of their lives take
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school. They talked about what had
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Now we shall untie the knots And si
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