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branches as the caravan passed by. He noticed something else that was even
more strange, when the caravan came to rest under the trees the cloud
disappeared and the palm branches bowed down still further to provide a dense,
cooling shade.
Just before the caravan reached the market place it halted again under the
shade of some trees and Muhammad, being the youngest, was asked to tend to
the camels while the others went to the market place. Buhairah made haste to
greet the caravaners and invited them to eat with him; caravans had stopped
there many times before, but Buhairah had never invited them, nor yet any other
caravan to join him.
As they sat down to eat Buhairah looked at each one in turn, then asked if there
was anyone missing from the party. They informed him that there was another, a
boy, whom they had asked to tend the camels. Buhairah insisted that the boy
should join them, and the caravaners felt embarrassed at their unintentional
forgetfulness, and so Muhammad joined them.
more strange, when the caravan came to rest under the trees the cloud
disappeared and the palm branches bowed down still further to provide a dense,
cooling shade.
Just before the caravan reached the market place it halted again under the
shade of some trees and Muhammad, being the youngest, was asked to tend to
the camels while the others went to the market place. Buhairah made haste to
greet the caravaners and invited them to eat with him; caravans had stopped
there many times before, but Buhairah had never invited them, nor yet any other
caravan to join him.
As they sat down to eat Buhairah looked at each one in turn, then asked if there
was anyone missing from the party. They informed him that there was another, a
boy, whom they had asked to tend the camels. Buhairah insisted that the boy
should join them, and the caravaners felt embarrassed at their unintentional
forgetfulness, and so Muhammad joined them.