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dwelt a kindly, trusting old man. No matter what happened he knew that Allah
had already written for it to happen and would always say, even in difficult
circumstances, "There is good in it!"
Now the kindly old Bedouin had nothing in the world except for his watchdog,
a donkey and a rooster. One day a hungry wolf spotted the old man's tent that
had been pitched far from the others of his tribe, and before the watchdog had
chance to raise the alarm the wolf pounced upon it and killed it, then killed the
donkey and the rooster.
When the old man saw what had happened he exclaimed, "There is good in
it!" Now his wife was upset, it was all they had, and said, "You always say
there is good in everything, but what good is there in this – everything we own
has been destroyed! But her husband replied, "It may well be that there is
good in it."
Sometime later a band of passing robbers heard the braying of the donkeys
and the sounds of the other animals that belonged to the rest of the tribe so
they decided to attack and steal their valuables. One by one the tents were
had already written for it to happen and would always say, even in difficult
circumstances, "There is good in it!"
Now the kindly old Bedouin had nothing in the world except for his watchdog,
a donkey and a rooster. One day a hungry wolf spotted the old man's tent that
had been pitched far from the others of his tribe, and before the watchdog had
chance to raise the alarm the wolf pounced upon it and killed it, then killed the
donkey and the rooster.
When the old man saw what had happened he exclaimed, "There is good in
it!" Now his wife was upset, it was all they had, and said, "You always say
there is good in everything, but what good is there in this – everything we own
has been destroyed! But her husband replied, "It may well be that there is
good in it."
Sometime later a band of passing robbers heard the braying of the donkeys
and the sounds of the other animals that belonged to the rest of the tribe so
they decided to attack and steal their valuables. One by one the tents were