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WeWantAChristmasTree, page : 12
school said it is!!" said Abraham. "Well, I am afraid she is wrong this time."
Sarah and Abraham were very upset they wanted a Christmas tree more than
anything. Sarah started to cry, Abraham forgot his manners and started shouting.
In fact they were so naughty they were sent to bed early and they didn't even say
their prayers!
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
Sarah and Abraham were very upset they wanted a Christmas tree more than
anything. Sarah started to cry, Abraham forgot his manners and started shouting.
In fact they were so naughty they were sent to bed early and they didn't even say
their prayers!
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