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As their mother tucked them into bed she reminded them of the lovely time they
had at Eid, but this did not help, they could not understand why their father would
not let them have a Christmas tree with little lights that flashed on and off.
At last they dropped off to sleep, but as Abraham slept he sobbed. Suddenly,
Abraham's bedroom was full of light. Abraham sat up in bed, rubbed his eyes,
blinked and stared. There, sitting in the corner of the room on his prayer mat was
something, or someone very, very unusual. "Who are you, what are you, go away
or else I will scream!" said the bewildered Abraham. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to startled you. I am a jinn, you have heard about my kind in the Koran," he
replied. "Do you remember the story of Prophet Sulayman and the jinn who
brought the throne of the Queen of Sheba to him?" asked the jinn. "Yes," replied
Abraham, "Well, my great-great-great, I can't remember how many greats, but
one of my great-grandfathers was there!" "Really," blurted Abraham, "That's
really awesome," said Abraham, "but, what are you doing in my bedroom?"
The jinn smiled with a smile that spread from ear to ear. "I was on my way to the
Sahara desert, when I popped down your chimney to warm up, and overheard
had at Eid, but this did not help, they could not understand why their father would
not let them have a Christmas tree with little lights that flashed on and off.
At last they dropped off to sleep, but as Abraham slept he sobbed. Suddenly,
Abraham's bedroom was full of light. Abraham sat up in bed, rubbed his eyes,
blinked and stared. There, sitting in the corner of the room on his prayer mat was
something, or someone very, very unusual. "Who are you, what are you, go away
or else I will scream!" said the bewildered Abraham. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to startled you. I am a jinn, you have heard about my kind in the Koran," he
replied. "Do you remember the story of Prophet Sulayman and the jinn who
brought the throne of the Queen of Sheba to him?" asked the jinn. "Yes," replied
Abraham, "Well, my great-great-great, I can't remember how many greats, but
one of my great-grandfathers was there!" "Really," blurted Abraham, "That's
really awesome," said Abraham, "but, what are you doing in my bedroom?"
The jinn smiled with a smile that spread from ear to ear. "I was on my way to the
Sahara desert, when I popped down your chimney to warm up, and overheard