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BedtimeStories-Multi, page : 4
"Are you sure?" he asked again. "Yes, yes, very sure", they replied. "All right,"
he said, "I will tell you want you must do. Before you go to bed tonight you
must eat a lot of lentil soup and chili, but you must not drink any water until
the morning. Not even one sip – do you agree?" The students were so excited
that they all told him they agreed.
That night the children ate as much lentil soup and chili they could possibly
manage, then, they said their prayers and went to bed feeling very, very
thirsty!
The next morning the children went to school and sat down ready for the
shaykh to arrive and give them their lesson but none of them were at all
happy.
As the shaykh entered the room they all stood up to greet him, "As-Salaamu
alaykum Maulana" they said, "Wa laykum as-Salaam" he replied.
he said, "I will tell you want you must do. Before you go to bed tonight you
must eat a lot of lentil soup and chili, but you must not drink any water until
the morning. Not even one sip – do you agree?" The students were so excited
that they all told him they agreed.
That night the children ate as much lentil soup and chili they could possibly
manage, then, they said their prayers and went to bed feeling very, very
thirsty!
The next morning the children went to school and sat down ready for the
shaykh to arrive and give them their lesson but none of them were at all
happy.
As the shaykh entered the room they all stood up to greet him, "As-Salaamu
alaykum Maulana" they said, "Wa laykum as-Salaam" he replied.