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the real meaning of Christmas and the Christmas Tree. Thank you Jabel, I wish
you would be our friend and come and live with us!" "Oh, my dear young friends,
that's very nice of you, and I have really enjoyed being with you, but its too cold
for me here and I must be on my way to the desert, you know we jinn like to be
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nice, hot because we were created from fire. I guess you don't want a Christmas
tree after all now!" said Jabel. Sarah and Abraham answered at the same time
"Oh, no Jabel, even though it might look pretty." "Well that's good to hear," said
Jabel "now its time for you to go to sleep and for me to be on my way."
"Jabel, please come back again some time, you know so much and its fun
learning from you," said Sarah and Abraham. "Very well, my young friends, when
I'm passing by next time, I will pop in - as-salamu alaykum." Within a flash Jabel
was gone and Sarah and Abraham went back to bed.
The next morning, when Sarah and Abraham got up, they said their prayers and
went downstairs for breakfast. When they got downstairs, their father had not yet
you would be our friend and come and live with us!" "Oh, my dear young friends,
that's very nice of you, and I have really enjoyed being with you, but its too cold
for me here and I must be on my way to the desert, you know we jinn like to be
12
nice, hot because we were created from fire. I guess you don't want a Christmas
tree after all now!" said Jabel. Sarah and Abraham answered at the same time
"Oh, no Jabel, even though it might look pretty." "Well that's good to hear," said
Jabel "now its time for you to go to sleep and for me to be on my way."
"Jabel, please come back again some time, you know so much and its fun
learning from you," said Sarah and Abraham. "Very well, my young friends, when
I'm passing by next time, I will pop in - as-salamu alaykum." Within a flash Jabel
was gone and Sarah and Abraham went back to bed.
The next morning, when Sarah and Abraham got up, they said their prayers and
went downstairs for breakfast. When they got downstairs, their father had not yet