The Apple

The following is an ancient children’s story about Zakat (charity):

Their once was a traveler who had came to a village after having crossed the desert.

He had not eaten in two days.

Of all thing’s he found and apple.

He began walking along thinking how good this food was going to taste and relished the juice, which would come down from his lips.

He happened to look up and on a corner of a street saw a young boy. The boy was ragged and his eyes where black and hollow.

The traveler went and set down by the boy, he looked to be about eight years or so.

The man took out his knife and cut the apple in half. Cleaning is knife he returned it to its place.

He handed half of the apple to the boy and began eating the other half himself.

He looked at the boy and smiled and the child returned the smile in gratitude.

So both where happy to have the apple.

The Frog Who Taught a Man to Swim

by HRM Deborah

The once was a man that could not swim and actually was a bit afraid, even though he wanted to learn how too.

So one day, he found a frog and he very carefully put the frog into his pants pocket.

He then walked closer to the edge of the pond and jumped in, thinking the frog would keep him afloat. Like a stone he sank to the bottom and wished very hard what he should do.

In this time, the frog wiggled his way out of the man’s pocket and started paddling as hard as the frog could to the surface.

The man seeing the frog paddle, so he thought he would try to do the same, so he worked very hard to move his arms and legs and before he knew he popped to the top of the water and paddled to shore, meeting the frog on the bank.

Satisfied that the frog did indeed teach him how to swim, he was grateful to the frog and thanked him. The frog in turn said, "It would have been easier, if you had not hampered me in your pants pocket.”