On day my grandmother told me a traditional Omani tale.
It was about a poor man called Mubarak. He lived in a small hut with his children. One day, he decided to travel to fin a job, so he could buy food for his children.
He had a good friend. He told his good friend about his plan, and asked him to look after his children. He told him he could take half of any thing he would send. The next morning, he rode his donkey towards the big desert. After few days, he found a great kingdom. He asked the king to give him a job.
The king said, "I have only one job, and I will pay you four pieces of silver." Mubarak agreed immediately. The king said," but it's a dangerous job." Mubarak asked," what is the job?" the king answered," I want you to watch my camels." Mubarak said, "That's an easy job." The king said,"There's one problem." "What's it?" Mubarak said. The king answered," there is a big camel in my herd. It kills a guard every year." It has already killed ninety nine guards." Mubarak thought of his starving children and agreed to work. He always started his work early. Every month he sent the four silver pieces to his friend, so he could buy food and give his children.
After a year, the big camel attacked Mubarak. He ran and climbed a pomegranate tree. He saw three big pomegranates. One of them was ripe so he picked and hid it for his children. When the camel went away, Mubarak got down from the tree.
He sent the pomegranate with the four silver pieces to his friend. When his friend received them, he took two silver pieces for himself and put the other two to aside for Mubarka's children. When he cut the pomegranate, he was surprised. It was full of small pieces of gold. He took them to the market and sold them. With the money he bought food and clothes for the children.
At the end of the second year, the big camel attacked Mubarak again. Once more he ran and climbed the pomegranate tree. He saw two big pomegranates. He picked the ripe one and hid it for his children. When the camel went away, Mubarak got down and sent the pomegranate with the silver pieces to his friend. When his friend got them, he cut the pomegranate. It was full of small diamonds. He took them to the market and sold them. He bought a big house with furniture for Mubarak's family.
At the end of the third year, the big camel attacked Mubarak again. He ran to the pomegranate tree and picked the last pomegranate.
When the camel went away, Mubarak went to the king and told him that he wanted to go back because he missed his family. When he arrived home, he was surprised to find his children living in a big house. He was very excited when his friend told him the story of the pomegranate.
The scary camel
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